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The Wind in the Willows

1995 · 74 min

A cozy, gently comic animated adventure with charming characters and a nostalgic storybook feel.

Directed by
Dave Unwin, Dennis Abey
Genres
Family, Animation, Adventure
Starring
Alan Bennett, Michael Palin, Michael Gambon
Overview
Jailed for his reckless driving, rambunctious Mr. Toad has to escape from prison when his beloved Toad Hall comes under threat from the wily weasels, who plan to build a dog food factory on the very meadow sold to them by Toad himself.

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Directed by
Dave Unwin, Dennis Abey
Genres
Family, Animation, Adventure
Starring
Alan Bennett, Michael Palin, Michael Gambon
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • obsession
  • loyalty
  • found family
  • addiction
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour6
Realism3
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
family, animation, adventure, comedy, tv movie
Directed by
Dave Unwin, Dennis Abey
Written by
Ted Walker
Starring
Alan Bennett, Michael Palin, Michael Gambon, Rik Mayall, Vanessa Redgrave, James Villiers, Emma Chambers, Judy Cornwell
Music
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Runtime
74 min
Country
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Languages
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