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Watership Down (1978)

PG · 1978-10-14 · 1h 28m · EN
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All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies, and when they catch you, they will kill you... but first they must catch you.

When the warren belonging to a community of rabbits is threatened, a brave group led by Fiver, Bigwig, Blackberry and Hazel leave their homeland in a search of a safe new haven.

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John HubleyWriterMartin RosenDirector
Budget
$1M
Box office
$3.7M

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John HurtJohn HurtHazel (voice)Richard BriersRichard BriersFiver (voice)Michael Graham CoxMichael Graham CoxBigwig (voice)John BennettJohn BennettCaptain Holly (voice)Ralph RichardsonRalph RichardsonChief Rabbit (voice)Simon CadellSimon CadellBlackberry (voice)Terence RigbyTerence RigbySilver (voice)Roy KinnearRoy KinnearPipkin (voice)Richard O'CallaghanRichard O'CallaghanDandelion (voice)Denholm ElliottDenholm ElliottCowslip (voice)Lynn FarleighLynn FarleighCat (voice)Mary MaddoxMary MaddoxClover (voice)

Keywords

Based on novel or bookBased on children's bookGoreViolenceJourneyAdult animationAnthropomorphismRabbitCult filmTrapMythSeagullCensoredRuntRiver crossingBerkshire

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDrama · Adventure · AnimationTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · Based On Children S Book · GoreVisual styleAnimation · Adult AnimationDialogue densityDramaPacingShortDirector preference230731

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What is Watership Down about?

When the warren belonging to a community of rabbits is threatened, a brave group led by Fiver, Bigwig, Blackberry and Hazel leave their homeland in a search of a safe new haven.

How long is Watership Down?

Watership Down has a runtime of 88 minutes.

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