Tarka the Otter

Tarka the Otter (1979)


  • Genre: Family, Drama, Adventure
  • Release Date: 1979-11-01
  • User Rating: 6.5/10 from 11 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 27min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Rank Organisation, The
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: David Cobham
star 6.5/10
From 11 Ratings

Summary

Set in the English countryside of the 1920s - when otter hunting was still legal - this film follows the life of Tarka the Otter from his birth into adulthood. We witness his close shaves, and his struggle with a man who tries to keep our furry hero as a pet.

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  • Peter Ustinov

    as Narrator (voice)
  • Peter Bennett

    as Master of the Hunt
  • Edward Underdown

    as Hibbert
  • Brenda Cavendish

    as Lucy
  • John Leeson

    as Secretary of the Hunt
  • Reg Lye

    as Dairy Farmer
  • George Waring

    as Farm Labourer
  • Stanley Lebor

    as Farm Labourer
  • Max Faulkner

    as Ferretter
Lighting Norman Smith Gaffer
Production Janet Cobham Associate Producer
Production Frank Powis Associate Producer
Directing David Cobham Director
Production Edward Dorian Production Manager
Editing Charles Davies Editor
Camera John McCallum Director of Photography
Writing Gerald Durrell Screenplay
Sound Martin Pearce Boom Operator
Production David Cobham Producer
Camera Terry Channell Director of Photography
Directing Roy P. Stevens Assistant Director
Writing David Cobham Screenplay
Sound Trevor Carless Sound Mixer
Writing Henry Williamson Novel
Directing Gil Whelan Assistant Director
Sound Dale Martin Sound Mixer
Crew Richard Conway Special Effects
Camera Slim MacDonnell Underwater Camera
Camera Steve Downer Still Photographer
Crew Jim Hatchard Special Effects
Camera Jimmy Mullins Grip
Crew Ian Cassie Loader
Crew Marjie Pratt Special Effects
Sound David Fanshawe Original Music Composer
Crew Nic Milner Loader
Camera John Buxton Additional Photography

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