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Tarka the Otter (1979) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1979 · 87 mins · English
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- Directed by
- David Cobham
- Starring
- Peter Ustinov, John Leeson, Stanley Lebor, Reg Lye, Peter Bennett, George Waring
Set in the English countryside of the 1920s, when otter hunting was still legal, the film traces a young otter from his hatching through his rise to adulthood, showing his daring escapes, encounters with predators, and a tense friendship with a human who attempts to capture and keep him as a pet.
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