Watership Down (1978)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies, and when they catch you, they will kill you... but first they must catch you.

When the warren belonging to a community of rabbits is threatened, a brave group led by Fiver, Bigwig, Blackberry and Hazel leave their homeland in a search of a safe new haven.

• Released: 1978-10-14
• Genres: Adventure, Animation, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 32m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 734 votes

Directed by Martin Rosen.

Top cast

• John Hurt as Hazel (voice)
• Richard Briers as Fiver (voice)
• Michael Graham Cox as Bigwig (voice)
• John Bennett as Captain Holly (voice)
• Ralph Richardson as Chief Rabbit (voice)
• Simon Cadell as Blackberry (voice)
• Terence Rigby as Silver (voice)
• Roy Kinnear as Pipkin (voice)
• Richard O'Callaghan as Dandelion (voice)
• Denholm Elliott as Cowslip (voice)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Watership Down

• United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, HBO Max; watch free on Shout! Factory TV, YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on BFI Player, BFI Player Amazon Channel, BFI Player Apple TV Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Criterion Channel; watch free on Crave, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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