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6.0/10
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This children's fantasy tells the story of a 12-year-old boy who discovers a complex underwater world where young children are held prisoner by an evil shark and an eel.This children's fantasy tells the story of a 12-year-old boy who discovers a complex underwater world where young children are held prisoner by an evil shark and an eel.This children's fantasy tells the story of a 12-year-old boy who discovers a complex underwater world where young children are held prisoner by an evil shark and an eel.
- Awards
- 1 win total
Jon Pertwee
- Salmon
- (voice)
- …
David Jason
- Cyril the Walrus
- (voice)
Ignacy Machowski
- Grimes
- (polish version)
- (voice)
Tadeusz Plucinski
- Foreman
- (polish version)
- (voice)
Jerzy Tkaczyk
- Sir John
- (polish version)
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe film was released about 115 years after Charles Kingsley's source novel of the same name, first published in 1863.
- GoofsWhen Tom and the lobster are singing "High Cockalorum" for the first time, Tom's mouth is opening and closing when he is not actually saying anything. Likewise, his mouth is shut when he is saying something.
- Crazy creditsThe movie's opening credits summarizes in illustrations of "A Story of a Little Chimney Sweep in the Year 1850". While the chimney sweeper is climbing:
- The live-action cast members is portrayed in oval picture frames.
- For the "animated sequences" credits, it shows the design of Tom ( Tommy Pender ), in his underwater design, and the design of the Otter.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
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I absolutely LOVED this movie as a child. I can't seem to find it anywhere! I was mentioning it to some friends just the other day, and not a single one of them remembers it! Can anyone help me out? My older sister vaguely remembers it. There was also another movie I remember that was half live action and half animation, but I can't remember the name of it. The characters were animated and the background was real...I seem to remember it being about a kangaroo, and I believe the setting of the film was in Australia. I'm going out of my mind trying to obtain copies of these films that were such a memorable part of my very enjoyable childhood. Edit: I searched IMDb for this other movie and found out it's called Dot and the Kangaroo! All I had to do was type in "kangaroo" in the search bar under characters, and the name of the movie in the list was like a bell going off! MAN, I love IMDb! Thanks!
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- Countries of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Der kleine Schornsteinfeger auf dem Meeresgrund
- Filming locations
- River Wharfe, Yorkshire, England, UK(on location)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $2,000,000 (estimated)
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