Watership Down [1978 film]

by Martin Rosen (Director/Screenwriter), John Hubley (Director)

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Nestled among the rolling hills and peaceful meadows of England lives a community of rabbits. When their warren is threatened, a small goup of brave rabbits escapes into the unknown countryside seeking a new home. Led by the visionary Fiver, they face huge challenges and use strength and cunning to survive, while gaining new allies, battling new enemies and always pursuing their dream.

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2025 movie #240. 1978. An animated movie featuring a small group of rabbits fleeing their home before developers moved in. They survive foxes, dogs, cats and fascist rabbit warren. Scariest movie about rabbits I've seen since Monty Python's Holy Grail.
A group of rabbits find a new home.

The book seemed unfilmable, but somehow they managed to make a good movie out of it. It's not anywhere near as good as the book, but it's still quite good.

Concept: A
Story: B
Characters: C
Dialog: B
Pacing: D
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: B
Acting: B
Music: C

Enjoyment: B

GPA: 2.7/4
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Canonical title
Watership Down [1978 film]
Original title
Watership Down
Original publication date
1978-10-14
People/Characters
Hazel [Watership Down]
Important places
Watership Down, Hampshire, England, UK; Hampshire, England, UK; England, UK
Related movies
Watership Down (1978 | IMDb)
Original language
English
Disambiguation notice
This is the 1978 animated movie. Do not combine with the book, any companion books, any other adaptations, or the soundtrack.

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DDC/MDS
791.43Arts & recreationRecreation, sports, and performing artsMovies, TV, VideoMotion pictures, radio, television, podcastingMotion pictures
LCC
PN1997 .W38Language and LiteratureLiterature (General)Literature (General)DramaMotion picturesPlays, scenarios, etc.

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Reviews
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(4.08)
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English, French, Swedish
ISBNs
10
UPCs
6
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