Badger, rat and mole are trying to save toad hall and its owner, their rich irresponsible airhead playboy friend toad, from himself, as well as financial ruin, the court and a gang of conspiratorial weasels who have their eye on the place. The wind in the willows is a 52episode tv series that originally aired between 1984 and 1987, based on characters from kenneth grahames classic story the wind in the willows and following the 1983 film the wind in the willows. With alan bennett, michael palin, michael gambon, rik mayall. Completed in 1985, rankinbass featurelength cartoon version of kenneth grahames the wind in the willows had its network debut delayed several times. Below are comments about this cartoon submitted by people who have seen this show. Wind in the willows is a wonderful fantasy which makes many moral points about cooperation, responsibility, courage, civility, and virtue. The wind in the willows is a 1987 movie directed by jules bass, arthur rankin, jr this madefortelevision animated film was directed by jules bass and arthur rankin jr. Take a look and see what others have said about the wind in the willows. The wind in the willows appears in its original aspect ratio of 1. The wind in the willows 1987 video trailer youtube.
The wind in the willows is a 52episode tv series that originally aired between 1984 and 1987, based on characters from kenneth grahame s classic story the wind in the willows and following the 1983 film the wind in the willows. When three tight friends mole alan bennett, ratty sir michael. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from the wind in the willows at the discogs marketplace. It has magnificent animation and looks beautiful, and is written and played excellently. Wind in the willows autumn wind in the willows winter the situation in america is far simpler, with just two sets to consider. The wind in the willows project gutenberg selfpublishing. Alternately slowmoving and fastpaced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animals mole, rat a european water vole, toad, and badger in a pastoral version of edwardian england. Abc movie special intro the wind in the willows july 5, 1987 duration. Following a report showing the population of water voles, or ratty, is decreasing, we look at how badger, toad and mole are also faring.
This is the complete collection of the wind in the willows stop motion animation. I enjoy the cosgrove hall tv series as a tv series but still find this to be the best film adaptation of the original book. Brought vividly and faithfully to life in this 1983 film adaptation, kenneth grahames classic tales of mole, rat, badger, and toad are now available on dvd for the first time. I adored this film as a child and as an adult i still love it and find myself humming the songs on occasion. If you remember wind in the willows, this is the original movie or film. Alternatingly slowmoving and fastpaced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animals.
Based on a novel book the wind in the willows by kenneth grahame. Mar 29, 2020 the wind in the willows is a 1987 american animated musical television film directed by arthur rankin, jr. Toads hot air balloon finally arrives, and despite rats criticism of toad, badger thinks it will be a. The films character design and background art brilliantly evoke the spirit of kenneth. The wind in the willows tv series wikipedia republished. The wind in the willows, a 1987 animated musical film version for television, produced by rankinbass productions. The major theme of the story is the struggle between the noisy, common way of life and the quiet and genteel. The wind in the willows manufactured on demand, full frame. Mar 31, 2018 the wind in the willows board game readers digest 1997 complete click here to see similar items, and to buy from ebay. The wind in the willows 1987 directed by jules bass. The wind in the willows 1987 the movie database tmdb. It is definitely my favourite version of this movie and although its a bit harder to find than other versions, it was worth the search. The weasels, epitomize the former, while badger, mole, rat, and toad, represent the latter.
The series took place where the film left off and the original voice cast members. In any case, the overall look of the film is quite charming. Wind in the willows 1988 hd burbank version, full youtube. A second featurelength film entitled a tale of two toads was released in 1989. May 22, 2011 5 videos play all the wind in the willows the complete series 19831990 steaming studios the wind in the willows s04e09 toads harvest 12 1987 duration. Badger and contains themes of mysticism, adventure, morality, and camaraderie. The image quality is passable for this 1983 production, but no more than that. Set in a pastoral version of england, the film focuses on four anthropomorphised animal characters and contains themes of mysticism, adventure, morality. Sep 28, 2016 the life of laura ingalls wilder tribute little house on the prairie tv show theme song duration. For many aficionados of kenneth grahames the wind in the willows, the definitive film version was seen in disneys omnibus animated feature ichabod and mr.
The wind in the willows is a british stop motion animated television series that was originally broadcast between 1984 and 1988. The wind in the willows by jules bass, arthur rankin jr. The wind in the willows is a film directed by jules bass, arthur rankin jr. Overview of wind in the willows, the, 1987, directed by arthur rankin jr. The wind in the willows 1987 animated cartoon special. Prior to the release of this box set, only series 1 and 2 and selected episodes from series 3 had been available on dvd. Set in a pastoral version of england, the film focuses on four. The wind in the willows s04e01 auld lang syne 121987. The characters of wind in the willows when the childrens book the wind in the willows by kenneth grahame was published in 1908 its main characters were thriving in the british countryside. The wind in the willows is a tv series that was originally broadcast between 1984 and 1987, based on characters from kenneth grahames classic story the wind in the willows and following the 1983 film the wind in the willows. The wind in the willows is a fine adaptation of kenneth grahames classic childrens tale about the adventures of toad, badger and mole.
The adventures of mole part 1 wind in the willows duration. We want to know what you think, too feel free to share your own opinion we do want to hear from you. The wind in the willows bluray willows, original movie. The wind in the willows board game readers digest 1997. The wind in the willows 1987 online free movie 123movies. David jason, richard pearson and michael hordern returned. This version was very faithful to the book and featured a number of original songs, including the title, wind in the willows, performed by folk singer judy collins. We want to know what you think, too feel free to share your own opinion we do want to. Rankinbass, wind in the willows badger makes toad repent.
Set in a pastoral version of england, the film focuses on four anthropomorphised animal characters moley, rat. The drawings and the characters are the same as the book. I have seen numerous film versions of the wind in the willows and this one is something special. The wind in the willows has captured the hearts and imaginations of children and adults for nearly a century. Badger, rat and mole are trying to save toad hall and its owner, their rich irresponsible airhead. The wind in the willows the musical by anthony drewe and julian fellowes. The wind in the willows is a childrens novel by scottish novelist kenneth grahame, first published in 1908. The wind in the willows dvd, 2015 for sale online ebay. Inspired by kenneth grahames book the wind in the willows, these animated shorts show us the adventures of beloved ratty, mole, toad and badger wind in the willows i still remember the jaw dropping wonderment of watching this in the film came first for me, but soon the book still my favorite. This adaptation of the 1908 grahame story was more faithful to the source that the enjoyable but overly slick 1949 disney version, ichabod and mr.
Sir michael palin the voice of rat had a cameo as the sun in terry jones cinematic adaptation of kenneth grahames story, the wind in the willows 1996 or mr. Directed by jules bass, arthur rankin jr with charles nelson reilly, roddy mcdowall, jose ferrer, eddie bracken. The wind in the willows is a 1987 american animated musical television film directed by arthur rankin, jr. Wind in the willows 1987 an adaptation of kenneth grahames childrens story, featuring the animated adventures of toad, mole, rat and badger. The complete collection was released, an 11 dvd set containing all five television series and both films. Toad of toad hall the first live action film of the novel. Some parts of it are really funny but overall the film is brilliant. The animation is absolutely brilliant given that its 36 years old. The wind in the willows series 4 1987 dvdrip xvid dw staff approved posted by. The wind in the willows, dvd, manufactured on demand, full frame, ntsc format, tv animation, familyanimated, 888574343996. The wind in the willows board game readers digest 1997 complete.
It is an adaptation of the wind in the willows by kenneth grahame. There have been several versions of the wind in the willows, and this is, without a doubt, the best of them. The wind in the willows wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. I enjoy the cosgrove hall tv series as a tv series but still find this to be the best film. I was going to skip this film since theres no complete film version online, but theres piece of them in youtube, and i. Explore releases from the wind in the willows at discogs. The second part of the hot air episode of wind in the willows by cosgrove hall, 1987. The life of laura ingalls wilder tribute little house on the prairie tv show theme song duration. The wind in the willows board game readers digest 1997 complete click here to see similar items, and to buy from ebay.
The wind in the willows the complete second series. Cant wait to watch it again and sing along to the famous and popular songs like wind in the willows, the weasels song which i absolutely loved growing up, well convert him and many others. This madefortelevision animated film was directed by jules bass and arthur rankin jr. Little house on the prairie tribute videos by me recommended for you. Set in a pastoral version of england, the film focuses on four anthropomorphised animal characters moley, ratty, mr.
Sir michael palin the voice of rat had a cameo as the sun in terry jones cinematic adaptation of kenneth grahames story, the wind in the willows 1996. The wind in the willows the complete collection dvdrip. The wind in the willows 1987 film wikimili, the best. The wind in the willows 1987 badger, rat and mole are trying to save toad hall and its owner, their rich irresponsible airhead playboy friend toad, from himself, as well as financial ruin, the court and a gang of conspiratorial weasels who have their eye on the place. The wind in the willows, two stage adaptationsa full musical adaptation and a smallscale, shorter, stage play versionby david gooderson. The wind in the willows 1987 directed by jules bass, arthur rankin, jr.
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