Tarka der Otter (1979)
Tarka der Otter ist kühn. Tarka ist frech und gewitzt. Er weiß unheimlich Bescheid und deshalb kann ihm eigentlich nichts passieren. Schon als Otterbaby treibt ihn seine Neugier in spannende Abenteuer. Kaum erwachsen, zieht er mutig in die Fremde: Er entkommt heimtückischen Tierfallen, Fischernetzen und einem bitterkalten Winter. Schon bald verliebt sich Tarka in Whitetip, das schöne Otterweibchen und muß um sie kämpfen. Doch eines Tages hetzt man den Killerhund Deadlock auf ihn und Tarka steht ein Kampf auf Leben und Tod bevor...
Der Regisseur:
David Cobham
Die Autor:
Gerald Durrell, David Cobham.
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Peter Ustinov as Narrator (voice) |
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Peter Bennett as Master of the Hunt |
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Edward Underdown as Hibbert |
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Brenda Cavendish as Lucy |
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John Leeson as Secretary of the Hunt |
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Reg Lye as Dairy Farmer |
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George Waring as Farm Labourer |
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Stanley Lebor as Farm Labourer |
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Max Faulkner as Ferretter |
| Lighting | Norman Smith | Gaffer |
| Directing | Gil Whelan | Assistant Director |
| Production | Janet Cobham | Associate Producer |
| Camera | John McCallum | Director of Photography |
| Directing | David Cobham | Director |
| Production | David Cobham | Producer |
| Writing | Gerald Durrell | Screenplay |
| Crew | Jim Hatchard | Special Effects |
| Crew | Marjie Pratt | Special Effects |
| Writing | David Cobham | Screenplay |
| Sound | Trevor Carless | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Frank Powis | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Terry Channell | Director of Photography |
| Production | Edward Dorian | Production Manager |
| Sound | Martin Pearce | Boom Operator |
| Crew | Richard Conway | Special Effects |
| Camera | Slim MacDonnell | Underwater Camera |
| Writing | Henry Williamson | Novel |
| Editing | Charles Davies | Editor |
| Directing | Roy P. Stevens | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Steve Downer | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Jimmy Mullins | Grip |
| Crew | Ian Cassie | Loader |
| Sound | David Fanshawe | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Nic Milner | Loader |
| Camera | John Buxton | Additional Photography |
| Sound | Martin Dale | Sound Mixer |