| Edition |
Widescreen special edition. |
| Descript |
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 fold-out insert. |
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two-dimensional moving image tdi rdacontent |
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video v rdamedia |
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videodisc vd rdacarrier |
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DVD video 4 3/4 in. rda |
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digital optical stereo Dolby Digital 2.0 rda |
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laser optical NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video region 1 rda |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 748 |
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Criterion collection ; 748.
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| System Det |
DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; widescreen (1.85:1) ; stereo. |
| Note |
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Cast |
John Hurt, Richard Briers, Michael Graham-Cox, John Bennett, Ralph Richardson, Simon Cadell, Terence Rigby, Roy Kinnear, Richard O'Callaghan, Denholm Elliott, Lyn Farleigh, Mary Maddox, Zero Mostel, Harry Andrews, Hannah Gordon, Nigel Hawthorn, Clifton Jones, Derek Griffiths, Michael Hordern, Joss Ackland, Michelle Price. |
| Credits |
Music composed and arranged by Angela Morley ; musical director, Marcus Dods ; incidental music by Malcolm Williamson ; "Bright eyes" composed by Mike Batt, sung by Art Garfunkel ; edited by Terry Rawlings ; animation supervisor, Philip Duncan ; animation director, Tony Guy. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1978. |
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Special features: New high-definition digital restoration; Passion project (new interview with writer, proudcer, and director Martin Rosen about bringing the novel to cinematic life); A movie miracle (new interview with director Guillermo del Toro about what makes the film a unique work of animation art); Defining a style (a 2005 featurette about the fllm's aesthetic); Storyboards; Trailer. Insert includes an essay by comic book writer Gerard Jones. |
| Audience |
Rating: PG. |
| Summary |
A faithful big-screen adaptation of Richard Adams's classic British dystopian novel about a community of rabbits seeking safety and happiness after their warren comes under terrible threat. |
| Subject |
Adams, Richard, 1920-2016 -- Film adaptations.
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Rabbits -- Drama.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Animated films.
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Action and adventure films.
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Fiction films.
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Film adaptations.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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DVDs.
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DVD-Video discs.
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| Add Author |
Rosen, Martin, screenwriter, film producer, film director.
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Hurt, John, 1940-2017, voice actor.
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Briers, Richard, voice actor.
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Cox, Michael Graham, 1938-1995, voice actor.
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Bennett, John, 1928-2005, voice actor.
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Richardson, Ralph, Sir, 1902-1983, voice actor.
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Cadell, Simon, voice actor.
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Rigby, Terence, voice actor.
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Kinnear, Roy, 1934-1988, voice actor.
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O'Callaghan, Richard, voice actor.
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Elliott, Denholm, voice actor.
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Farleigh, Lynn, 1942- voice actor.
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Mostel, Zero, 1915-1977, voice actor.
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Andrews, Harry, 1911-1989, voice actor.
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Gordon, Hannah, voice actor.
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Hawthorne, Nigel, voice actor.
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Hordern, Michael, 1911-1995, voice actor.
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Ackland, Joss, 1928- voice actor.
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Morley, Angela, composer (expression)
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Dods, Marcus, musical director.
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Williamson, Malcolm, 1931-2003, composer (expression)
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Batt, Mike, composer (expression)
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Garfunkel, Art, singer.
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Rawlings, Terry, 1933-2019, film editor.
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Guy, Tony, animator.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Adams, Richard, 1920-2016.
Watership Down.
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Toro, Guillermo del, 1964- interviewee (expression)
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Jones, Gerard, 1957- writer of supplementary textual content.
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Janus Films, production company.
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Nepenthe Productions, presenter, production company.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), film distributor.
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| Add Title |
Watership Down (Motion picture)
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| Note |
Watership down |
| ISBN |
9781604659566 |
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1604659564 |
| Stndrd # |
715515137218 |
| Music # |
CC2448D The Criterion Collection |
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