Watership Down

About Watership Down

When the warren belonging to a community of rabbits is threatened, a brave group led by Fiver, Bigwig, Blackberry and Hazel leave their homeland in a search of a safe new haven.

Watership Down is a 1978 animation film directed by Martin Rosen. John Hurt appears as Hazel (voice), Richard Briers as Fiver (voice), Michael Graham Cox as Bigwig (voice), and John Bennett as Captain Holly (voice).

It runs 92 minutes and was released in October 1978. Written by John Hubley and Martin Rosen. It is adapted from a novel.

Shelv files it under based on children's book, anthropomorphism, journey, and bitter. American members can watch it on Criterion Channel, HBO Max, and HBO Max Amazon Channel. It scores 7.2 out of 10 from 735 TMDB voters and it carries a PG rating.

Paddington, James and the Giant Peach, and Charlotte's Web make useful companions to Watership Down.