| 词条 | Tarka the Otter (film) |
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}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2014}}{{Use British English|date=July 2014}}{{Infobox film | name = Tarka the Otter | image = Tarka the Otter FilmPoster.jpeg | caption = | director = David Cobham | producer = David Cobham | writer = Henry Williamson Gerald Durrell David Cobham | narrator = Peter Ustinov | starring = Spade | music = David Fanshawe | cinematography = Terry Channell John McCallum | editing = Charles Davies | distributor = Rank Film Distributors | released = {{film date|df=y|1979|11|2}} | runtime = 87 mins. | country = United Kingdom | based_on = Tarka and me by Pete Talbot | language = English | budget = | gross = }}Tarka the Otter is a 1979 film directed by David Cobham. It is based on the novel of the same name by Henry Williamson. Tarka the Otter was voted 98th in Channel 4’s poll of the 100 Greatest Family Films.[1] ProductionThe role of Tarka was played by an otter called Spade.[2] E-book{{unreferenced section|date=March 2018}}The principal animal handler for the film, Peter Talbot, published an e-book called Tarka and me with the sub-title "a ripple of ancient sunlight". The sub-title alludes to Williamson's view of nature being uniquely connected by this story to that of Gavin Maxwell. Talbot trained at the Otter Trust under Philip Wayre. In 1976, he was invited by film producers David Cobham and Bill Travers to hand rear a baby otter called Spade for the title role. The Author's note for 'Tarka and me' explains... "...A little over ten years ago I was contacted by a Channel 4 researcher who had been tasked with investigating a classic old animal film called Tarka the Otter. I was puzzled why and he told me that film had just won an award in a family movie category but, finding nothing written anywhere about the animals in the film, he had noticed my name on the credits. A year or so later I heard the sad news that another of my friends, from the Tarka period, had fallen silent and the shock prompted me into a decision to write it all down. The story belongs to them. It happened over a period of two years in the latter part of nineteen seventies whilst filming Henry Williamson’s classic novel. The film featured an otter called Spade as Tarka in real-time as he grew up and, for the duration as his minder, Tarka the Otter became a way of life for us both..." Musical scoreThe music score used in the film, composed by David Fanshawe, was released on a soundtrack album on the Argo label in 1979 (ZSW 613), and included Peter Ustinov's narration. In 1976 Anthony Phillips, formerly a guitarist with Genesis, and Harry Williamson had recorded a soundtrack to the film with the support of David Cobham, the producer. Harry had helped to persuade his father to sign the contract, reassuring him that with the music he had composed, the film would be true to the book. However, the orchestral work was not used. In 1987, Amy International paid for the completion of the work at Strawberry Studios and it was released by PRT records as simply Tarka. In 2001 the work was re-released with additional music by Voiceprint Records.[3] The music was commissioned for its first live performance with a symphony orchestra in Melbourne in February 2010. References1. ^{{cite web| title = 100 Greatest Family Films| publisher = Channel 4| url = http://www.channel4.com/film/newsfeatures/microsites/F/greatest-familymovies/results/100-96.html| accessdate = 2008-03-24}} 2. ^Parry, G. (1979, 9 Apr). Film star banned after threatening to bite public. The Guardian (1959-2003). Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/186133903 3. ^Floating World BP219CD External links
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