1970s-british-animated-films

"[first lines] Long ago, the great Frith made the world. He made all the stars, and the world lived among the stars. Frith made all the animals and birds, and at first, made them all the same. Now, among the animals was El-ahrairah, the Prince of Rabbits. He had many friends, and they all ate grass together. But after a time, the rabbits wandered everywhere, multiplying and eating as they went. Then Frith said to El-ahrairah, "Prince Rabbit, if you cannot control your people, I shall find ways to control them." But El-ahrairah would not listen and said to Frith, "My people are the strongest in the world." This angered Frith, so he determined to get the better of El-ahrairah. He gave a present to every animal and bird, making each one different from the rest. When the fox came, and others like the dog and cat, the hawk, and weasel, to each of them, Frith gave a fierce desire to hunt and slay the children of El-ahrairah. Then El-ahrairah knew that Frith was too clever for him, and he was frightened. He had never before seen the Black Rabbit of Death. "My friend," said Frith, "have you seen El-ahrairah? For I wish to give him a gift." "Er, no...I have not seen him." So Frith said, "Come out, and I will bless you instead." "No, I cannot, I am busy. The fox and weasel are coming. If you want to bless me, you'll have to bless my...bottom!" "Very well, be it so." And El-ahrairah's tail grew shining white and flashed like a star. And his back legs grew long and powerful. And he tore across the hill, faster than any creature in the world. "All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies. And whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, Prince with the Swift Warning. Be cunning and full of tricks, and your people will never be destroyed.""

"General Woundwort's body was never found. It could be that he still lives his fierce life somewhere else; but from that day on, mother rabbits would tell their kittens, that if they did not do as they were told, the General would get them. Such was Woundwort's monument, and perhaps it would not have displeased him."

"Hazel, look... the field... the field... it's covered with blood!"

"They think I'm mad, but you know I'm not, and you still won't listen!"

"There's something unnatural and evil and twisted about this place. It feels... it feels like... mist. Like being deceived, and losing our way."

"Look. Look. That's the place for us. High, lonely hills, where the wind and the sound carry, and the ground's as dry as straw in a barn. That's where we ought to be. That's where we have to get to."

"Tell you the truth, I'm getting sick and tired of it. Sometimes I feel like clearing out of the warren altogether. Never mind. Let's forget it, and try to enjoy the evening."

"[to the Chief Rabbit; about Fiver] He's had these feelings before, and he's been right again and again."

"Look, once we're beyond the woods, we'll really be clear of the Owsla. And we can rest then."

"My heart has joined the Thousand, for my friend stopped running today."

"[to the cat] You look hungry. Rats getting too clever, I suppose? I bet you can't run at all. You pie-eyed, saucer-licking scrap-scraper. Can you run?"

"[to Bigwig; about Holly] Let him be. He's had a bad time. He can tell us about it when he's rested."

"[Hazel offers to help him] PISS OFF!!! What for help me?"

"[about his injured wing] Damn cat jump me, farm cat."

"Go away. Wing no good, but I walk...plenty good... [collapses] Is long way?"

"[Bigwig asks where he comes from] From Beeg, BEEG VAWTER! ("Big Water") My home by Beeg Vawter...Beeg Vawter...We go "Kehaaaaar"... "Kehaaaaaaaar"... "Kehaaaaar"..."

"YOU STUPID BUNNIES! You got no mates! Where are mates?! WHERE ARE CHICKS?! Plenty trouble for you! You need MATES!"

"You got no brains! You no plan! You need mates for plan! Listen - I got plan for you. Wing better. I go fly; fly for you. I find mates."

"[about Bigwig] He tell me the plan?! I KNOW the plan!"

"Bigwig: [Mocking Fiver's prophecies] But I'm in a mist! Everything's bad! Oh, I have got a funny feeling in my toe!"

"Blackavar: It nearly came off. We'll take one or two of them with us before it's finished."

"The Cat: [catching Hazel] Can you run? I think not... I think not..."

"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."

"From the novel that enthralled the world comes an animation classic."

"[from trailer] Take a glimpse into another world and never look at a meadow again without remembering... Watership Down."

"John Hurt — Hazel"

"Richard Briers — Fiver"

"Michael Graham Cox — Bigwig"

"John Bennett — Holly"

"Ralph Richardson — Chief Rabbit"

"Simon Cadell - Blackberry"

"Terence Rigby — Silver"

"Roy Kinnear — Pipkin"

"Richard O'Callaghan — Dandelion"

"Denholm Elliott — Cowslip"

"Zero Mostel — Kehaar"

"Harry Andrews — General Woundwort"

"Nigel Hawthorne — Campion"

"Hannah Gordon — Hyzenthlay"

"Clifton Jones - Blackavar"

"Michael Hordern — Frith"

"Joss Ackland — Black Rabbit"