Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786304176689 Format: Animated, Box set, Color, NTSC ISBN: 6304176686 Label: HBO Home Video Manufacturer: HBO Home Video Number Of Items: 4 Publisher: HBO Home Video Release Date: September 30, 1997 Running Time: 180 minutes Studio: HBO Home Video Theatrical Release Date: 1985 Sales Rank: 47270
Amazon.com: While watching this production of The Wind in the Willows, close your eyes for just a moment, and you'll feel like you're watching Masterpiece Theatre. Open them, and you'll still think so, only that the place has been invaded by upper-crust cousins of Sesame Street. Each of the four videos contains three stand-alone tales, loosely grouped together by season. Superior voice acting, sophisticated puppetry, and Claymation truly give life to four dear friends--Badger, Mole, Mr. Rat, and Mr. Toad, who are amazingly lifelike in execution and emotion--and the worlds of the River Bank and Wild Wood that surround them. Some of the stories go down similar paths, often starring the ludicrously arrogant Mr. Toad battling the bad-guy weasels, but in the end, the right thing always manages to happen. The humor is quiet, the dialogue smart, and the enchanting stories so true to the spirit of the classic Kenneth Grahame book that you can't help but be swept away. Your one regret will be that there are only four seasons. The tapes of this series produced by Thames Video and shown on HBO: Spring Follies, Summer Escapades, Autumn Antics, and Winter Tales. --Valerie J. Nelson
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Still Waiting for Willows
These are the stop action animations based on the classic novel, Wind in the Willows. They have nothing to do with the more modern American picture books called "Frog and Toad are Friends". We had loved ... Read More
Rating: - The Quiet River Life
I finally found this set. I'd seen an old VHS tape that my brother did and I borrowed it from him again only to find that it was not the best quality so onto the web I went and found it. I really want my ... Read More
Rating: - i can finally feel like a child again
i remember watching this as a child on pbs during the summer. it was one of the few channels that i got at the time. good ol' frog and his wreckless ways. it brings me back to fireflies and the careless times ... Read More
Rating: - a tripper's DREAM!!!!!
If you have a fondness for Timothy Leary,you'll have a SEVERE fondness for the wind in the willows box set!I've personally only seen the first video,but once you've seen one you need to see 'em all and I'm buying ... Read More
Rating: - Wind in the Willows - boxed set
Just a delightful set of stories - runs rings around all other versions of Wind in the Willows that I have seen. Couldn't recommend it too highly. Hours of enjoyment for your children (and adults).
