The Water Babies

Name: The Water Babies
Director: Lionel Jeffries
Genre: Family, Fantasy, Animation, Musical, Adventure
Released: 1979-06-15
Duration: 5520000 s
Cast: James Mason, Bernard Cribbins, Billie Whitelaw

Directed by Lionel Jeffries

1979 1h 32m[Family](/on-demand/category/family), [Fantasy](/on-demand/category/fantasy)

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This story is about a 12-year-old boy who discovers a complex underwater world where young children are held prisoner by an evil shark and an eel. 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.

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Cast of The Water Babies

James MasonMr. Grimes / Voice of Killer Shark
Bernard CribbinsMr. Masterman / Voice of Eel
Billie WhitelawMrs. Doasyouwouldbedoneby / Old Crone / Mrs. Tripp / Woman in Black / Water Babies 'Gate Keeper'
Tommy PenderTom
Samantha GatesElly
Joan GreenwoodLady Harriet
David TomlinsonSir John / Voice of Polar Bear
Jon PertweeSalmon
David Jason(voice)
Una Stubbs(voice)
Lionel JeffriesDirector
Michael RobsonWriter
Peter ShawProducer
Edward ScaifeDirector Of Photography
Peter WeatherleyEditor
Tony CuthbertAnimation Director
Jack StokesAnimation Director
Mirosław KijowiczAnimation Director
Leszek GalewiczAnimation Director
Jan Baudouin de CourtenayAnimation