Watership Down
PG

Sat 05 Apr – Sun 06 Apr

A landmark in British animation, this adaptation of Richard Adams’ novel returns to cinemas with a new 4k restoration almost 50 years since its first release.

Animation • British • Cult

Part of Hyde & Seek

When an apocalyptic vision pushes a group of rabbits to abandon their warren, Hazel, Fiver and Bigwig must tackle the brutal realities of the rural world - and mankind’s devastating impact on it - as they lead their colony to the utopian Watership Down.

Details

Duration

1hr 32mins

Director

Martin Rosen, John Hubley

Distributor

British Film Institute

Featuring

John Hurt • Richard Briers • Michael Graham-Cox

Year

1978

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Strobe lighting

Guidance unavailable

Content guidance

Animal cruelty/abuse • Violence

“Watership Down stands alone as a horizon never reached - a portal into what animation can be, could be: an art form. It fuels the hope for that future. A delicate, violent, savage confection - perfect and sharp, like a diamond knife.”
Guillermo del Toro (Pinocchio, The Shape of Water)

“An overwhelmingly emotional experience.”
Andrew Haigh (All of Us Strangers, 45 Years)

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