The Water Babies (1978)
1h 32m
Running Time
June 23, 1978Release Date

Plot.
Grimes, an amoral chimney sweep, occasionally likes to steal valuables from his clients. One day, on the verge of being caught, he frames his young apprentice, Tom, for the crime. Tom runs away and jumps into a river where, instead of drowning, he finds himself transformed into a mystical aquatic creature. Swimming and breathing effortlessly, he discovers a colorful underwater world replete with creatures both cruel and kind.
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Cast & Crew.

James Mason
Mr. Grimes / Voice of Killer Shark

Bernard Cribbins
Mr. Masterman / Voice of Eel

Billie Whitelaw
Mrs. Doasyouwouldbedoneby / Old Crone / Mrs. Tripp / Woman in Black / Water Babies 'Gate Keeper'

Tommy Pender
Tom

Samantha Gates
Elly

Joan Greenwood
Lady Harriet

David Tomlinson
Sir John / Voice of Polar Bear

Jon Pertwee
Salmon
Media.


Details.
Release DateJune 23, 1978
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 32m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
fish
polar bear
walrus
lobster
seahorse
19th century
live action and animation
chimney sweep
undersea kingdom
Wiki.
The Water Babies is a 1978 live action-animated family film directed by Lionel Jeffries and starring James Mason, Bernard Cribbins, Billie Whitelaw, Joan Greenwood, David Tomlinson, Tommy Pender, and Samantha Gates. It is very loosely based on the book The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby by Charles Kingsley.
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