Watership Down - crew, film crew
The entire team, the film crew of the film "Watership Down"
Watership Down (1978)
Timing:
1:28 (88 min)
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Film crew
Director
Producer
Executive Producer
Writer
Editor
Terry Rawlings
Editor
Original Music Composer
Angela Morley
Original Music Composer
Camera Operator
Tony Haines
Camera Operator
Julian Holdaway
Camera Operator
David Smith
Camera Operator
Moses Agyemang
Camera Operator
Ron Boston
Camera Operator
Alan Buchan
Camera Operator
Les Green
Camera Operator
Denis Hall
Camera Operator
Bob Mintern
Camera Operator
Christopher Morgan
Camera Operator
Barry Orsborn
Camera Operator
Chris Williams
Camera Operator
Sound Mixer
Bill Rowe
Sound Mixer
Animation
Bill Littlejohn
Animation
Ray Kelly
Animation
Malcolm Bourne
Animation
Colin White
Animation
Barrie Nelson
Animation
John Perkins
Animation
Kathleen "Spud" Houston
Animation
Ralph Ayres
Animation
Steve Woods
Animation
Ruth Kissane
Animation
Chris Caunter
Animation
Carol Slade
Animation
Edric Radage
Animation
Sarah Vincent
Animation
Brian Foster
Animation
Chris Evans
Animation
Marie Szmichowska
Animation
Alan Simpson
Animation
Doug Jensen
Animation
Bill Geach
Animation
Alistair Byrt
Animation
April Spencer
Animation
Bobby Clennell
Animation
Rosemary Welch
Animation
Production Manager
Dennis Gardiner
Production Manager
Screenplay
Novel
Richard Adams
Novel
Painter
Maggie Brown
Painter
Sandy Houston
Painter
Karen Webb
Painter
Elaine Mills
Painter
Olive Scott
Painter
Barbara Todeschini
Painter
Alan Andrews
Painter
Jose Amoros-Sanz
Painter
Lynne Anderson
Painter
Margot Allen
Painter
Joan Bradshaw
Painter
Briony Catling
Painter
Production Accountant
Ron Garrett
Production Accountant
Jo Gregory
Production Accountant
Linda Gregory
Production Accountant
Music
Malcolm Williamson
Music
Storyboard Artist
Gordon Harrison
Storyboard Artist
Peter See
Storyboard Artist
Ted Pettengell
Storyboard Artist
Production Coordinator
Philip Alton
Production Coordinator
Production Secretary
Judy Hayward
Production Secretary
Marilyn Barham
Production Secretary
Color Designer
Alma Sachs
Color Designer
Background Designer
Ian Henderson
Background Designer
Sue Branch
Background Designer
Gary Sycamore
Background Designer
Denis Ryan
Background Designer
Paul Shardlow
Background Designer
Errol Bryant
Background Designer
Richard Bell
Background Designer
Vanessa Clegg
Background Designer
Rodolfo Azaro
Background Designer
Brian Melling
Background Designer
Sound Effects
Ray Merrin
Sound Effects
Key Animation
Alan Simpson
Key Animation
Editorial Staff
Philip Campbell
Editorial Staff
Senior Animator
Phil Duncan
Senior Animator
George Jackson
Senior Animator
Tony Guy
Senior Animator
Arthur Humberstone
Senior Animator
Theme Song Performance
Paint Coordinator
Donna K. Baker
Paint Coordinator
Peter Turner
Paint Coordinator
Sequence Artist
Luciana Arrighi
Sequence Artist
What's left behind the scenes
- The film is based on Richard Adams's fantasy novel "Watership Down" (1972).
- The animated film was based on the book of the same name by British writer Richard Adams. He originally began telling it in the evenings as short stories about rabbits to his two daughters. They insisted that they be written down and published. This process took over two years.
- Richard Adams' book was first published in 1972 by the British publisher Rex Collins. Before that, it had been rejected in turn by seven other publishers. The book quickly gained universal acclaim from literary critics and became a major bestseller. Over forty years, its total circulation worldwide exceeded 50 million copies.
- The budget of the animated film, at 2 million British pounds, was fully funded from independent sources. This provided maximum freedom of action for the director and producers.
- Initially, John Hubley was to be the director of the animated film. After his death in 1977, the project was headed by Martin Rosen, for whom the film was his directorial debut. Some of John Hubley's groundwork was preserved and included in the final version of the film.
- Several British distributors in turn refused to work with the animated film. After lengthy negotiations, the producers managed to reach an agreement with Cinema International Corporation, a distributor of foreign films for Paramount Pictures. They agreed to release the film on the condition that its producers cover all release preparation costs.
- Starting with a limited release in a handful of cinemas, the cartoon eventually ranked sixth among the highest-grossing releases of 1979 in the UK and Ireland.
- The title song from the cartoon, Bright Eyes, written by British singer and composer Mike Batt and performed by American singer Art Garfunkel, became a colossal hit in Britain. It stayed at number one in the charts for six weeks and, with 1.15 million copies, became the best-selling single of 1979 in Britain.
- Composer Mike Batt wrote several other songs for the cartoon, but none of them made it into its final soundtrack. Three of these songs were also performed by Art Garfunkel.
- In 2004, the major British magazine Total Film ranked 'The Watership Down' 47th among the best British films of all time.
- The film is based on Richard Adams' novel-fairy tale "Watership Down" (1972).
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