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1978 | DIRECTED BY LIONEL JEFFRIES

The Water Babies

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Movie Stats
Year
1978
Runtime
 94 minutes (1 hr 34 mins)
Certificates

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G

M/6

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G
Select Cast
James Mason
Bernard Cribbins
Billie Whitelaw
Joan Greenwood
David Tomlinson
Tommy Pender
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Release Dates
US release date
 US release
15th June 1979
46 years 6 months 5 days ago
Japan release date
 Japan
1st January 1979
46 years 11 months 19 days ago
Canada release date
 Canada
10th May 1979
46 years 7 months 10 days ago
France release date
 France
13th July 1979
46 years 5 months 7 days ago
Brazil release date
 Brazil
14th September 1979
46 years 3 months 6 days ago
Turkey release date
 Turkey
28th September 1979
46 years 2 months 22 days ago
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Directed by
lionel jeffries Lionel Jeffries
Starring
James MasonMr. Grimes
Bernard CribbinsVoice of Killer Shark
Billie WhitelawMr. Masterman
Joan GreenwoodVoice of Eel
David TomlinsonMrs. Doasyouwouldbedoneby
Tommy PenderOld Crone
Samantha GatesMrs. Tripp
Paul LutyWoman in Black
Jon PertweeWater Babies 'Gate Keeper'
Olive GreggLady Harriet
Lance PercivalSir John
David JasonVoice of Polar Bear
Cass AllanTom
Elizabeth ProudElly
Una StubbsVoice of Ariadne the Water Baby
Ignacy MachowskiSladd
Tadeusz PlucinskiVoice of Claude the Swordfish
Jerzy TkaczykSalmon
Mira Morawska-NaleczJock the Lobster
Barbara PalecznyKraken
Juliusz BergerTerence the Sea Horse
Filip GebskiCyril the Walrus
Dorota LantonGrimes
Ryszard DembinskiForeman
Jacek CzyzSir John
Wojciech SzymanskiLady Harriet
Tadeusz WludarskiMrs. Tipp
Jaroslaw DominSladd
Leopold MatuszczakTom
Ryszard OlesinskiEllie
Wlodzimierz BednarskiJock
Ilona KusmierskaClaude
Ewa ZlotowskaTeofil
Tomasz KnapikShark
Poppy LaneEel Flap
Peter RussellArchie
TobyCyryl
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Genres
Adventure
Adventure
Animation
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Family
Family
News from around the web
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