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The Water Babies (film)

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{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}{{refimprove|date=March 2016}}{{Infobox film
| image = The Water Babies VideoCover.jpeg
| name = The Water Babies
| caption =
| director = Lionel Jeffries
| producer = Peter Shaw
| screenplay = Michael Robson
Lionel Jeffries (additional material)
| based on = {{based on|The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby|Charles Kingsley}}
| starring = James Mason
Bernard Cribbins
Billie Whitelaw
Joan Greenwood
David Tomlinson
Tommy Pender
Samantha Gates
| music = Phil Coulter
| cinematography = Ted Scaife
| editing = Peter Weatherley
| distributor = Pethurst International Ltd. (UK)
The Samuel Goldwyn Company (USA)
| released = {{Film date|1978|6|23}} (UK) {{Film date|1979|6|15}} (US)
| runtime = 105 minutes
| country = Poland
United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
}}The Water Babies is a 1978 live action-animated feature film directed by Lionel Jeffries and starring James Mason, Bernard Cribbins, Billie Whitelaw, Joan Greenwood, David Tomlinson, Tommy Pendler, and Samantha Gates. It is very loosely based on the book The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby by Charles Kingsley.^[1]

Plot

When a 12-year-old chimney sweep named Tom is wrongfully blamed for being a thief, he makes a run for it with his dog Toby, and they end up jumping into a violent river. There they encounter a civilisation of anthropomorphic underwater creatures. Before he can return to the surface and clear his name, however, Tom must help rescue his new friends, the Water Babies, from their nemesis.

Cast

James Mason as Mr. Grimes
Bernard Cribbins as Masterman
Billie Whitelaw as Mrs. Doasyouwouldbedoneby/Old Crone/Mrs. Tripp/Woman in Black/Water Babies 'Gate Keeper'
Joan Greenwood as Lady Harriet
David Tomlinson as Sir John
Tommy Pender as Tom
Samantha Gates as Elly
Paul Luty as Sladd

Voices

James Mason as Killer Shark
Bernard Cribbins as Eel
David Tomlinson as Polar Bear
Samantha Gates as Ariadne the Water Baby
Paul Luty as Claude the Swordfish
Jon Pertwee as Salmon/Jock the Lobster/Kraken
Lance Percival as Terence the Seahorse
David Jason as Cyril the Walrus
Olive Gregg
Cass Allan
Liz Proud
Una Stubbs

Production

Filmed on location in Yorkshire, England. Primarily based at Denton Hall, Wharfedale, early scenes are filmed in the city of York.

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/95146/Water-Babies-The/|title=The Water Babies|work=Turner Classic Movies|accessdate=15 March 2016}}

External links

{{IMDb title|0078477|The Water Babies}}

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