Tarka the Otter

1979

English

6.7

♡ 6

74%

Action

Adventure

based on novel or book

David Cobham Director Reg Lye

Reg Lye as Dairy Farmer

Stanley Lebor as Farm Labourer

George Waring as Farm Labourer

Peter Ustinov as The story talker

Set in the English countryside of the 1920s - when otter hunting was still legal - this film follows the life of Tarka the Otter from his birth into adulthood. We witness his close shaves, and his struggle with a man who tries to keep our furry hero as a pet.