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Feature film — 1979

Tarka the Otter (1979)

6.81h 27mFamily — Drama — Adventure

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.

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A high-signal pick with 13 votes.

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Director: David Cobham

On screen

Cast & crew

Peter Ustinov as Narrator (voice)

Peter Ustinov

Narrator (voice)

P

Peter Bennett

Master of the Hunt

Edward Underdown as Hibbert

Edward Underdown

Hibbert

B

Brenda Cavendish

Lucy

John Leeson as Secretary of the Hunt

John Leeson

Secretary of the Hunt

Reg Lye as Dairy Farmer

Reg Lye

Dairy Farmer

G

George Waring

Farm Labourer

Stanley Lebor as Farm Labourer

Stanley Lebor

Farm Labourer

Max Faulkner as Ferretter

Max Faulkner

Ferretter

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