Watership Down is a movie directed by Martin Rosen and John Hubley in 1978 and based on the book of the same name by Richard Adams, first published in 1972. The movie features John Hurt, Richard Briers, Michael Graham Cox, John Bennett, Ralph Richardson, Simon Cadell, and others.
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Storyline
In Lapine language mythology, the world was created by the god Frith. All animals were grass eaters, living harmoniously. The rabbits multiplied, and their appetite led to a food shortage. Frith ordered the rabbit prince, El-Ahrairah, to control his people, but was scoffed at. In retaliation, Frith gave special gifts to every animal, making some into predators to hunt the rabbits.
Movie vs Book
Year
1978
Minutes
91
Movie Rate
7.60
Source: IMDb
Year
1972
Pages
478
Book Rate
8.12
S: Goodreads
Book
Watership Down
Author: Richard Adams
Country: UK
First published in: 1972
Length: 478 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Watership Down
Other screen adaptations of the book
TV Mini-Series by Peter Dodd, Noam Murro
User polls & recommendations
“If your publisher is jumping up and down at the thought of your novel, it's because he's picturing the movie poster on the side of the bus.”
DAVE MORRIS (Writer)
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