Set in the English countryside of the 1920s - when otter hunting was still legal - this film follows the life of Tarka the Otter from his birth into adulthood. We witness his close shaves, and his struggle with a man who tries to keep our furry hero as a pet.
Cast
Crew
David Cobham
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Gerald Durrell
Screenplay
Henry Williamson
Novel
Charles Davies
Editor
John McCallum
Director of Photography
Terry Channell
Director of Photography
Gil Whelan
Assistant Director
Roy P. Stevens
Assistant Director
Janet Cobham
Associate Producer
Frank Powis
Associate Producer
Trevor Carless
Sound Mixer
Martin Dale
Sound Mixer
Martin Pearce
Boom Operator
Jim Hatchard
Special Effects
Marjie Pratt
Special Effects
Richard Conway
Special Effects
David Fanshawe
Original Music Composer
Slim MacDonnell
Underwater Camera
Steve Downer
Still Photographer
John Buxton
Additional Photography
Jimmy Mullins
Grip
Norman Smith
Gaffer
Edward Dorian
Production Manager
Ian Cassie
Loader
Nic Milner
Loader
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