The Water Babies

United Kingdom, 1988

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When Tom is unfairly blamed for stealing, he escapes by leaping into the water of Dead Man’s Pool. There he and his dog Toby become cartoons in an animated world of fantasy, adventure and songs, befriending the Water Babies and helping to save them from the dreaded Shark and Electric Eel. Starring James Mason, Joan Greenwood and David Tomlinson.

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Credits

director

Lionel Jeffries

Duration

01:35:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1988

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

300943

Language

English

Subject categories

Adaptations

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Great Britain

Childrens Films

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain

Literature → Children's literature - Film and video adaptations

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Wikidata

Q2717046

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