The Wind in the Willows

1983

Adventure / Animation / Family / Fantasy

14
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 75% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.5/10 10 2045 2K

stop motion

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Plot summary

One spring, Mole decides that he can ignore the spring cleaning for a little longer, and begins a series of adventures with his new friend Rat. They go for a picnic on the riverbank, on a caravan expedition with Toad, until Toad switches allegiance to his new car and his reckless driving makes Mole and Rat search out Badger for help in curbing Toad's profligate habits. But Toad gets away from them and gets a 20-year sentence from the magistrate for theft, reckless driving, and Gross Impertinence. While Toad works his wiles on the jailer's daughter and escapes jail dressed as a washer woman, Badger tries to guard Toad Hall from the machinations of the Weasels and is badly beaten. And it requires a plan of attack and all four comrades to regain Toad Hall.

Director

Mark Hall Photo
Mark Hall

Top cast

Richard Pearson Photo
Richard Pearson as Mole
David Jason Photo
David Jason as Toad
Edward Kelsey Photo
Edward Kelsey as (voice)
Ian Carmichael Photo
Ian Carmichael as Rat
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU
719.79 MB
960*720
English 2.0
Not Rated
us  
25 fps
1 hr 18 min
Seeds 1
1.3 GB
1440*1072
English 2.0
Not Rated
us  
25 fps
1 hr 18 min
Seeds 5

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by CinemaSerf 7 / 10

Cosgrove Hall were very much at the forefront

Cosgrove Hall were very much at the forefront of stop-motion animation in Britain at the start of the 1980s with their award-winning “Danger Mouse” and with this, probably their finest long-form adaptation of Kenneth Grahame’s charming story. It’s “Mole” who gets fed up repainting his burrow and so sets off for a stroll to see his friend “Rat” and thence deep into the wintry woods to find “Badger”. These three are agitated by the erratic behaviour of “Toad” who has discovered the joys of the motor car, but not really of sensible driving. Indeed, he’s wrecked so many of the things that he is becoming a menace to himself and just about everyone else. “Badger” decides that a form of house-arrest is the only solution and so they lock “Toad” in his bedroom. Unfortunately he escapes, pinches a passing car and ends up on the wrong end of a twenty year jail sentence. Luckily, some of his fellow inmates befriend him and facilitate his escape - but when he gets home, he finds things not what he had expected and he has to rely on his old - and rather fed up - friends to reclaim his home from the marauding rats now in residence. The audio mixing here is effectively complementary to the high quality of the animation which is gorgeous, detailed and characterful: the snowy scenes with their snug little homes amidst dark forests; the fun with the old jalopies turned into dangerous weapons by the selfish “Toad” and, of course, the whole story is underpinned by loyalty, friendship and a bit of mischief too. Time and effort has gone into this and those skills have held their value well over time. Well worth a watch.
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Reviewed by joestevensus-10727 9 / 10

Lovely animation and voice work

A bit abbreviated from the book, but wonderfully done stop motion animation and great voice work. The film manages to capture the magic of this world in a way that traditional animation couldn't quite match. The actors were spot on in their portrayals with David Jason giving life to the irascible Toad but somehow, as noted in the bonus feature, making him sympathetic as well. This film spawned 5 TV series which were quite nice in their own right.

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