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~Behold the somewhat morbid (yet cool) video cover~
As movies based on novels go, I've never seen a better
representation than this one, released in 1978. Of course, it comes
nowhere near the quality of the novel, but is nevertheless an exceptional
motion picture. This animated movie follows Adams' plot line about
85% of the time, I would say, which is pretty darn 
good. If every small detail that embellishes the novel was included,
this movie would easily pass the 8 hour mark! Character developement
in the movie is absolutly wonderful, and the drawings used are exceptional.
For me, the characters looked and spoke wxactly how I had imagined they
would when I read the book. All of the pictures of characters used
on this web site are taken directly from the movie. Finally, the
music used demands to be noted. I am also very into instrumental
music, having played in band since 6th grade, and the orchestral background
music throughout the movie is absolutely beautiful, and only adds to the
moods conveyed in the plot. All in all--the animated Watership
Down is well worth seeing!
Sound
Files from the movie!
Yep, they're finally here. Now you can here the background music and characters' voices for yourselves with these neat-o WAV files. I made all the music (*) ones myself, and all the rest came from Laura McDan's Watership site. Thanks, Laura.
Frith's
promise to El-hrairah "All the world will be your enemy..."
Fiver:
"The field...it's covered in blood!"
Fiver
talking to the Threarah
Bigwig
announcing that he's left the Owsla
"Oh,
Frith on the hills..."
Kehaar's
loud caw-ing
Kehaar
ranting to the rabbits about seagull life
Hazel
praying to Frith before the Efrafans attack
The
legend of General Woundwort
