1979
6.6 (12 votes)
1h 27m
Genres
Family
Drama
Adventure
Production Companies
Rank Organisation, The
Tarka the Otter
Overview
Set in the English countryside of the 1920s - when otter hunting was still legal - this film follows the life of Tarka the Otter from his birth into adulthood. We witness his close shaves, and his struggle with a man who tries to keep our furry hero as a pet.
Key Crew
Director: David Cobham
Screenplay: Gerald Durrell, David Cobham
Producer: David Cobham
Director of Photography: Terry Channell, John McCallum
Top Cast
Peter Ustinov
Narrator (voice)
Peter Bennett
Master of the Hunt
Edward Underdown
Hibbert
Brenda Cavendish
Lucy
John Leeson
Secretary of the Hunt
Reg Lye
Dairy Farmer
George Waring
Farm Labourer
Stanley Lebor
Farm Labourer
Videos
Tarka the Otter (1979) Rank/Thorn EMI Home Video Australia Trailer
