The Water Babies (1978)
FamilyFantasyAnimationAdventureMusic
Grimes, an amoral chimney sweep, occasionally likes to steal valuables from his clients. One day, on the verge of being caught, he frames his young apprentice, Tom, for the crime. Tom runs away and jumps into a river where, instead of drowning, he finds himself transformed into a mystical aquatic creature. Swimming and breathing effortlessly, he discovers a colorful underwater world replete with creatures both cruel and kind.
Director: Lionel Jeffries
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James Mason as Mr. Grimes / Voice of Killer Shark |
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Bernard Cribbins as Mr. Masterman / Voice of Eel |
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Billie Whitelaw as Mrs. Doasyouwouldbedoneby / Old Crone / Mrs. Tripp / Woman in Black / Water Babies 'Gate Keeper' |
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Tommy Pender as Tom |
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Samantha Gates as Elly |
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Joan Greenwood as Lady Harriet |
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David Tomlinson as Sir John / Voice of Polar Bear |
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Jon Pertwee as Salmon |
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David Jason as (voice) |
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Una Stubbs as (voice) |
| Directing | Lionel Jeffries | Director |
| Writing | Charles Kingsley | Book |
| Writing | Michael Robson | Writer |
| Production | Peter Shaw | Producer |
| Camera | Edward Scaife | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Peter Weatherley | Editor |
| Visual Effects | Tony Cuthbert | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Jack Stokes | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Mirosław Kijowicz | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Leszek Galewicz | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Jan Baudouin de Courtenay | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Leszek Marek Gałysz | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Andrzej Kozłowski | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Elżbieta Morawska | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Jarosław Jakubiec | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Aleksander Piątkowski | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Cecylia Terlikiewicz | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Joanna Zacharzewska | Animation |
