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The wind in the willows / screenplay by Romeo Muller ; produced & directed by Arthur Rankin Jr. & Jules Bass.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmSeries: Archive collectionPublisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., [2015]Distributor: Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video Copyright date: ©2015Description: 1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Related works:
  • Motion picture adaptation of (work): Grahame, Kenneth, 1859-1932. Wind in the willows
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Music, Maury Laws.
Summary: Since it first appeared in 1908, Kenneth Grahame's enchanting story The Wind in the Willows has been a childhood classic. Now, in this splendidly designed musical adaptation, characters beloved for generations' spring to life again. Was there ever a creature as flamboyant as Mr. Toad of Toad Hill? Dressed in flashy outfits no sensible animal would wear, he's rich - but so foolish and boastful that his friends Ratty, Badger and Mole are frantic, and they vow to make him repent for his follies.Summary: One spring, Mole decides to begin a series of adventures with his new friend, Rat. They go for a picnic on the riverbank and on an expedition with Toad. Toad decides his new car is more fun and his reckless driving makes Mole and Rat search out Badger for help. Toad gets away from them and gets a 20-year sentence for theft, reckless driving, and gross impertinence. Toad works his wiles on the jailer's daughter and manages to escape. Badger tries to guard Toad Hall from the Weasel and is badly beaten. This finally brings all four friends back together, as it requires a plan of attack to regain Toad Hall.
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Since it first appeared in 1908, Kenneth Grahame's enchanting story The Wind in the Willows has been a childhood classic. Now, in this splendidly designed musical adaptation, characters beloved for generations' spring to life again. Was there ever a creature as flamboyant as Mr. Toad of Toad Hill? Dressed in flashy outfits no sensible animal would wear, he's rich - but so foolish and boastful that his friends Ratty, Badger and Moley are frantic, and they vow to make him repent for his follies.

DVD; Full-screen (4x3, 1.37:1) presentation; Dolby Audio.

Title from container.

Music, Maury Laws.

Based on the original book "The wind in the willows" by Kenneth Grahame.

Full screen (4x3, 1.37:1)

Originally released as a motion picture in 1983.

Rating: Not rated.

Since it first appeared in 1908, Kenneth Grahame's enchanting story The Wind in the Willows has been a childhood classic. Now, in this splendidly designed musical adaptation, characters beloved for generations' spring to life again. Was there ever a creature as flamboyant as Mr. Toad of Toad Hill? Dressed in flashy outfits no sensible animal would wear, he's rich - but so foolish and boastful that his friends Ratty, Badger and Mole are frantic, and they vow to make him repent for his follies.

One spring, Mole decides to begin a series of adventures with his new friend, Rat. They go for a picnic on the riverbank and on an expedition with Toad. Toad decides his new car is more fun and his reckless driving makes Mole and Rat search out Badger for help. Toad gets away from them and gets a 20-year sentence for theft, reckless driving, and gross impertinence. Toad works his wiles on the jailer's daughter and manages to escape. Badger tries to guard Toad Hall from the Weasel and is badly beaten. This finally brings all four friends back together, as it requires a plan of attack to regain Toad Hall.

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