The Wind in the Willows (1983 film)

The Wind in the Willows
Cover of the American DVD release by A&E Home Entertainment
Directed byMark Hall
Chris Taylor (animation director)
Screenplay byRosemary Anne Sisson
Based onThe Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
Produced byBrian Cosgrove
Mark Hall
John Hambley
Starring
Edited byJohn McManus
Music byKeith Hopwood (music and score)
Malcolm Rowe (lyrics and score)
Production
company
Distributed byITV
Release date
  • 27 December 1983 (1983-12-27)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Wind in the Willows is a 1983 British stop motion animated film produced by Cosgrove Hall Productions for Thames Television and aired on the ITV network. The film is based on Kenneth Grahame's classic 1908 novel The Wind in the Willows. It won a BAFTA[1][2] award and an international Emmy award.[2]

Between 1984 and 1990, Cosgrove Hall subsequently made a 52-episode television series,[2] with the film serving as a pilot. The film's music and songs are composed by Keith Hopwood, late of Herman's Hermits and Malcolm Rowe.[3] The Stone Roses guitarist John Squire worked on the series as a set artist. Voice actors include David Jason, Ian Carmichael and Michael Hordern.[3]

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