Tarka the Otter (1979)
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.
- Date of release
- 1979-11-01
- TMDB
- 6.8 / 10 (13)
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Genres
- Family, Drama, Adventure
- Director
- David Cobham
Casting
- Peter Ustinov — Narrator (voice)
- Peter Bennett — Master of the Hunt
- Edward Underdown — Hibbert
- Brenda Cavendish — Lucy
- John Leeson — Secretary of the Hunt
- Reg Lye — Dairy Farmer
- George Waring — Farm Labourer
- Stanley Lebor — Farm Labourer
- Max Faulkner — Ferretter
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