Tarka the Otter poster

Tarka the Otter poster

Tarka the Otter

1979 1h 27m 6.8Movie

FamilyDramaAdventure

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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David Cobham

Director, Screenplay

Henry Williamson

Novel

Gerald Durrell

Screenplay

Top Cast

Peter Ustinov

Peter Ustinov

Narrator (voice)

Peter Bennett

Master of the Hunt

Edward Underdown

Edward Underdown

Hibbert

Brenda Cavendish

Lucy

John Leeson

John Leeson

Secretary of the Hunt

Reg Lye

Reg Lye

Dairy Farmer

George Waring

Farm Labourer

Stanley Lebor

Stanley Lebor

Farm Labourer

Max Faulkner

Max Faulkner

Ferretter