Director – Martin Rosen – 1978 – UK – Cert. PG – 92m ***** When a young rabbit visionary foresees doom for those who remain, some of the rabbits leave their warren in search of a safer home, encountering many life-threatening perils along the way – new 4K restoration of animated feature is out in […]
Watership Down
(new 4K restoration)
- Post author By Jeremy Clarke
- Post date October 12 2024
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(new 4K restoration) - Sticky post
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