Family ·Drama ·Adventure · United Kingdom · 1979 · 1h 27m

Tarka the Otter

Tarka the Otter poster
Director
David Cobham
Cast
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
Crew
Terry Channell — Director of Photography John McCallum — Director of Photography Charles Davies — Editor David Fanshawe — Original Music Composer Gerald Durrell — Screenplay David Cobham — Screenplay
Synopsis

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.

Trailer Tarka the Otter — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookwildlifeotterdevon
Key Collaborators
David Cobham Director Terry Channell Director of Photography John McCallum Director of Photography Charles Davies Editor David Fanshawe Original Music Composer Gerald Durrell Screenplay David Cobham Screenplay Henry Williamson Novel David Cobham Producer
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