The Water Babies (film)

The Water Babies (film)

Infobox Film
name = The Water Babies


caption =
director = Lionel Jeffries
producer = Ben Arbeid
Peter Shaw
writer = Michael Robson (screenplay) Charles Kingsley (novel) Lionel Jeffries (additional material)
starring = James Mason
Bernard Cribbins
Billie Whitelaw Joan Greenwood David Tomlinson
music = Phil Coulter
cinematography = Ted Scaife(Edward Scaife)
editing = Peter Weatherley
distributor = Pethurst International Ltd.
released = 1978
runtime = 105 min
country = Poland/UK
language = English
budget =
amg_id =
imdb_id = 0078477

"The Water Babies" is a 1978 animated feature film based on the book "The Water-Babies" by Charles Kingsley.

Plot

When a 12-year-old chimney sweep is wrongfully blamed for being a thief, he makes a run for it, and lands head-first into a pool of water. There he encounters a wondrous civilization of anthropomorphic underwater creatures. Before he can return to the surface and clear his name, however, he must help the Water Babies leave their enclosed lake and reach the free waters of the ocean. Featured voices include those of James Mason and Tommy Pender.

Cast

*James Mason (Mr. Grimes/Voice of Killer Shark)
*Bernard Cribbins (Masterman/Voice of Eel)
*Billie Whitelaw (Mrs. Doasyouwouldbedoneby/Old Crone/Mrs. Tripp/Woman in Black/Water Babies 'Gate Keeper')
*Joan Greenwood (Lady Harriet)
*David Tomlinson (Sir John)
*Tommy Pender (Tom)
*Samantha Gates (Ellie)
*Paul Luty (Sladd)
*Jon Pertwee
*Olive Gregg
*Lance Percival
*David Jason
*Cass Allan
*Liz Proud
*Una Stubbs

ee also

*List of animated feature-length films


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