Watership Down
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.
| Other Authors: | Rosen, Martin (Screenwriter), Morley, Angela (composer (expression)), Dods, Marcus (Musical director), Williamson, Malcolm, 1931-2003 (composer (expression)), Batt, Mike (composer (expression)), Garfunkel, Art (Singer), Rawlings, Terry, 1933- (Film editor), Guy, Tony (Animator), Adams, Richard, 1920-2016., Toro, Guillermo del, 1964- (interviewee (expression)) |
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| Format: | Videos DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[Place of publication not identified] :
[Publisher not identified],
[2015]
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| Edition: | DVD special edition. |
| Series: |
Criterion collection ;
748. |
| Subjects: |
| 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. |
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| Item Description: |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1978. 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. |
| Physical Description: |
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 fold-out insert. |
| Format: |
DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; widescreen (1.85:1) ; stereo. |
| Audience: |
Rating: PG. |
| Production 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. |
| ISBN: |
9781604659566 1604659564 |