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The Water Babies (1978) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Lionel Jeffries
Miroslaw Kijowicz

Writing Credits  

Michael Robson ... (screenplay by)
 
Charles Kingsley ... (based upon the book by)
 
Lionel Jeffries ... (additional material by)
 
Denis Norden ... (additional animation dialogue)

Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification  

James Mason ... Mr. Grimes / Voice of Killer Shark
Bernard Cribbins ... Mr. Masterman / Voice of Eel
Billie Whitelaw ... Mrs. Doasyouwouldbedoneby / Old Crone / Mrs. Tripp / Woman in Black / Water Babies 'Gate Keeper'
Joan Greenwood ... Lady Harriet
David Tomlinson ... Sir John / Voice of Polar Bear
Tommy Pender Tommy Pender ... Tom
Samantha Gates Samantha Gates ... Elly / Voice of Ariadne the Water Baby
Paul Luty ... Sladd / Voice of Claude the Swordfish
Jon Pertwee ... Salmon / Jock the Lobster / Kraken (voice)
Olive Gregg Olive Gregg ... (voice)
Lance Percival Lance Percival ... Terence the Sea Horse (voice)
David Jason ... Cyril the Walrus (voice)
Cass Allan Cass Allan ... (voice)
Liz Proud Liz Proud ... (voice)
Una Stubbs ... (voice)
Ignacy Machowski ... Grimes (voice)
Tadeusz Plucinski ... Foreman (voice)
Jerzy Tkaczyk Jerzy Tkaczyk ... Sir John (voice)
Mira Morawska-Nalecz Mira Morawska-Nalecz ... Lady Harriet (voice) (as Miroslawa Morawska)
Barbara Paleczny Barbara Paleczny ... Mrs. Tipp (voice)
Juliusz Berger ... Sladd (voice)
Filip Gebski Filip Gebski ... Tom (voice)
Dorota Lanton ... Ellie (voice)
Ryszard Dembinski ... Jock (voice)
Jacek Czyz ... Claude (voice)
Wojciech Szymanski Wojciech Szymanski ... Teofil (voice)
Tadeusz Wludarski Tadeusz Wludarski ... Shark (voice)
Jaroslaw Domin Jaroslaw Domin ... Eel Flap (voice)
Leopold Matuszczak Leopold Matuszczak ... Archie (voice)
Ryszard Olesinski Ryszard Olesinski ... Cyryl (voice)
Wlodzimierz Bednarski ... Kraken (voice)
Ilona Kusmierska ... Water Baby (voice)
Ewa Zlotowska ... Ariadna (voice)
Tomasz Knapik ... Lector (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Poppy Lane Poppy Lane ... Fishwife (uncredited)
Peter Russell Peter Russell ... Chauffeur (uncredited)
Toby Toby ... Dog (uncredited)

Produced by 

Ben Arbeid ... executive producer
Peter Shaw ... producer

Music by 

Phil Coulter

Cinematography by 

Andrzej Osiecki
Jan Ptasinski
Edward Scaife ... director of photography (as Ted Scaife)
Jan Tkaczyk
Krzysztof Winiewicz

Editing by 

Brian Bishop
Adam Sendyk
Peter Weatherley

Production Design by 

Miroslaw Kijowicz

Art Direction by 

Herbert Westbrook

Costume Design by 

Phyllis Dalton

Makeup Department 

Harry Frampton ... makeup artist
Bobbie Smith ... hair stylist

Production Management 

Ben Arbeid ... in charge of production: UK
Zofia Karska ... production leader: animation
Magda Mazanowska-Barycz ... production leader: animation (as Magda Barycz) / production manager
Bruce Sharman ... production supervisor: live action sequences

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Ray Frift ... assistant director
Leszek Galewicz ... second director
Mike Higgins ... second assistant director
Kieron Phipps ... third assistant director

Art Department 

Albert Blackshaw ... construction manager
Tommy Ibbetson ... property master
Jack Stephens ... set dresser
Jack Stokes ... storyboard artist

Sound Department 

Cyril Collick ... sound recordist
Antal Kovacs ... sound editor: animation (as Tony Kovacs)
Mike Le Mare ... sound editor
Grethe Mitchell ... animation sound effects
Jim Shields ... sound editor
Otto Snel ... sound recordist

Camera and Electrical Department 

Ginger Gemmel ... camera operator (as Neil Gemmell)
Albert Reuben ... chief electrician
Jan Tkaczyk ... animation photography
Roy Turk ... camera operator: animation effects

Animation Department 

Jan Baudouin de Courtenay ... animator (as Jan Baudouin)
Brian J. Bishop ... animation editor: UK (as Brian Bishop)
Tony Cuthbert ... supervising designer and animation director: animation sequences
Leszek Galewicz ... assistant animation director
Leszek Galysz ... animator
Jaroslaw Jakubiec ... animator
Miroslaw Kijowicz ... animation director: Poland / background artist
Leszek Komorowski ... animator
Andrzej Kozlowski ... animator
Bartolomiej Kuznicki ... background artist
Edward McLachlan ... animation designer (as Eddie McLachlan)
Hanna Michalewicz ... animation editor: Poland
Elzbieta Morawska-Komorowska ... animator (as Elzbieta Morawska)
Piotr Morawski ... animator
Aleksander Piatkowski ... animator
Adam Sendyk ... animation editor: Poland
Rafal Sikora ... animator
Zbigniew Stanislawski ... animator
Jack Stokes ... animation director: UK
Cecylia Terlikiewicz ... animator
Joanna Zacharzewska ... animator

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Betty Adamson ... wardrobe supervisor

Location Management 

Philip Kohler ... location manager

Music Department 

Phil Coulter ... conductor
Gaweda ... song performed by
Zbigniew Stawecki ... song lyrics: polish version

Script and Continuity Department 

Penny Daniels ... continuity

Additional Crew 

Maria Etienne ... dubbing dialogue: polish version
Maria Piotrowska ... dubbing director: polish version
Danuta Sierant ... dubbing editor: polish version
Zdzislaw Siwecki ... dubbing sound operator: polish version
Jan Szatkowski ... dubbing production manager: polish version
Wally Eggleden ... production accountant (uncredited)
Norma Garment ... production assistant (uncredited)

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