Watership Down
Year:
1978
Production Country:
Great Britain
A tale of a breakaway group of rabbits and their struggle, in the face of many enemies, to form a Utopian society.
Cast & credits
Cast
- voice of Hazel John Hurt
- voice of Fiver Richard Briers
- voice of Bigwig Michael Graham Cox
- voice of captain Holly John Bennett
- voice of chief rabbit Ralph Richardson
- voice of Blackberry Simon Cadell
- voice of Silver Terence Rigby
- voice of Pipkin Roy Kinnear
- voice of Dandelion Richard O'callaghan
- voice of Cowslip Denholm Elliott
- voice of Cat Lynn Farleigh
- voice of Clover Mary Maddox
- voice of Kehaar Zero Mostel
- voice of general Woundwort Harry Andrews
- voice of Hyzenthlay Hannah Gordon
- voice of captain Campion Nigel Hawthorne
- voice of Blackavar Clifton Jones
- voice of Vervain Derek Griffiths
- voice of Frith Michael Hordern
- voice of Black Rabbit Joss Ackland
- voice of Lucy Michelle Price
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Martin Rosen
- [Director] John Hubley
Production
- ©/Production Company Watership Productions Ltd
- Presents Nepenthe Productions Ltd
- Produced by Martin Rosen
- Production Manager Dennis Gardiner
- Production Co-ordinator Philip Alton
- Production Accountant Ron Garrett
- Production Accountant Jo Gregory
- Production Accountant Linda Gregory
- Production Secretary Judy Hayward
- Production Secretary Marilyn Barham
Writing
- Written for the screen by Martin Rosen
- From the novel by Richard Adams
Photography
- Camera Tony Haines
- Camera Bob Mintern
- Camera Les Green
- Camera Ron Boston
- Camera Moses Agyemang
- Camera Julian Holdaway
- Camera Denis Hall
- Camera Barry Orsborn
- Camera Alan Buchan
- Camera Chris Williams
- Camera David Smith
- Camera Christopher Morgan
Animation
- Animation Supervisor Phil Duncan
- Animation Director Tony Guy
- Senior Animator Arthur Humberstone
- Senior Animator George Jackson
- Senior Animator Tony Guy
- Senior Animator Phil Duncan
- Animator Edric Raddage
- Animator William Littlejohn
- Animator Ruth Kissane
- Animator John Perkins
- Animator Ralph Ayres
- Animator Brian Foster
- Animator Chris Evans
- Animator Marie Szmichowska
- Animator Alan Simpson
- Animator Colin White
- Animator Doug Jensen
- Animator Bill Geach
- Animator Spud Houston
- Animator Barrie Nelson
- Assistant Animator Ray Kelly
- Assistant Animator Alistair Byrt
- Assistant Animator Malcolm Bourne
- Assistant Animator April Spencer
- Assistant Animator Sarah Vincent
- Assistant Animator Bob Clennell
- Assistant Animator Chris Caunter
- Assistant Animator Steve Woods
- Assistant Animator Carol Slade
- Assistant Animator Rosemary Welch
- Checking Miles Foster
- Checking Steve Colwell
- Checking Marie Turner
- Layout Artist Gordon Harrison
- Layout Artist Peter See
- Layout Artist Ted Pettengell
- Senior Background Artist Ian Henderson
- Senior Background Artist Gary Sycamore
- Senior Background Artist Sue Branch
- Background Artist Errol Bryant
- Background Artist Paul Shardlow
- Background Artist Rodolfo Azaro
- Background Artist Brian Melling
- Background Artist Dennis Ryan
- Assistant Background Artist Vanessa Clegg
- Assistant Background Artist Richard Bell
- Trace and Paint Supervisor Donna Baker
- Trace and Paint Supervisor Peter Turner
- Colour Co-ordination Alma Sachs
- Trace and Paint Sandy Houston
- Trace and Paint Karen Webb
- Trace and Paint Jose Sanz
- Trace and Paint Lynn Anderson
- Trace and Paint Elaine Mills
- Trace and Paint Maggie Brown
- Trace and Paint Olive Scott
- Trace and Paint Barbara Todeschini
- Trace and Paint Alan Andrews
- Trace and Paint Ann Kennedy
- Trace and Paint Margot Allen
- Trace and Paint Dennis Sutton
- Trace and Paint Briony Catling
- Trace and Paint Roby Hamilton-garrett
- Trace and Paint Helga Egilson
- Trace and Paint Wendy Hendrickson
- Trace and Paint Roger Way
- Trace and Paint Josephine Poole
- Trace and Paint David Mcfall
- Trace and Paint Joan Bradshaw
- Trace and Paint Dot Morse
- Trace and Paint Sheila Thompson
- Trace and Paint Priscilla Rhodes
- Trace and Paint Maria Hemmleb
- Trace and Paint Rosemary Morgan
Editing
- Edited by Terry Rawlings
- Assembly Editor Roy Piper
- Assistant Editor Leslie Healey
- Assistant Editor William Webb
- Optical Editor Philip Campbell
Design
- Special Sequence Design Luciana Arrighi
Titles
- Titles Brian Terry
Music
- Music Composed and Arranged by Wally Stott
- Incidental Music by Malcolm Williamson
- Musical Director Marcus Dods
- Music Editor Brian Lintern
Sound
- Music Mixer John Richards
- Dubbing Mixer Bill Rowe
- Re-recorded at EMI Studios Borehamwood
- Effects Mixer Ray Merrin