The Water Babies (film)

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The Water Babies
Directed by	Lionel Jeffries
Produced by	Ben Arbeid Peter Shaw
Written by	Michael Robson (screenplay) Charles Kingsley (novel) Lionel Jeffries (additional material)
Starring	James Mason Bernard Cribbins Billie Whitelaw Joan Greenwood David Tomlinson
Music by	Phil Coulter
Cinematography	Ted Scaife(Edward Scaife)
Editing by	Peter Weatherley
Distributed by	Pethurst International Ltd.
Release date(s)	1978
Running time	105 min
Country	Poland/UK
Language	English
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The Water Babies is a 1978 animated feature film based on the book The Water-Babies by Charles Kingsley.

[edit] Plot

When a 12-year-old chimney sweep is wrongfully blamed for being a thief, he makes a run for it, and lands head-first into a pool of water. There he encounters a wondrous civilization of anthropomorphic underwater creatures. Before he can return to the surface and clear his name, however, he must help the Water Babies leave their enclosed lake and reach the free waters of the ocean. Featured voices include those of James Mason and Tommy Pender.

[edit] Cast

James Mason (Mr. Grimes/Voice of Killer Shark)
Bernard Cribbins (Masterman/Voice of Eel)
Billie Whitelaw (Mrs. Doasyouwouldbedoneby/Old Crone/Mrs. Tripp/Woman in Black/Water Babies 'Gate Keeper')
Joan Greenwood (Lady Harriet)
David Tomlinson (Sir John)
Tommy Fender (Tom)
Samantha Gates (Ellie)
Paul Luty (Sladd)
Jon Pertwee
Olive Gregg
Lance Percival
David Jason
Cass Allan
Liz Proud
Una Stubbs