Ring of Bright Water (1969)

Name: Ring of Bright Water
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Kids & Family
Released: 1969-06-18

1h 47m

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Plot.

Stuck in a dead-end job, Graham Merrill adopts an otter, Mij, as a pet and then moves to an isolated village in western Scotland. Together they set out to explore the curious and magnificent natural wonders that surround their seaside home. Soon, Graham finds himself falling in love with the beautiful town doctor, Mary. Before long, the three become inseparable friends.

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Release Date
June 18, 1969

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 47m

Content Rating
G

Genres
Comedy Drama Kids & Family

Last updated: 2025-02-11

This Movie Is About.

scotland

based on memoir or autobiography

goose

otter

hebrides

scottish highlands

shark

Wiki.

Ring of Bright Water is a 1969 British comedy-drama film directed by Jack Couffer and starring Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna. It is a story about a Londoner and his pet otter living on the Scottish coast. The story is fictional, but is adapted from the 1960 autobiographical book of the same name by Gavin Maxwell. It featured the stars of Born Free (1966), another film about a close relationship between humans and a wild animal.