FILMS OF THE DAY.WATERSHIP DOWN Watership Down is the title of Richard Adams's first and most successful novel. Rejected 13 times before being published in the United Kingdom by Rex Collings Ltd in 1972, it has never since been out of print. FILM 4, 4.40pm Get the hankies out. Based on Richard Adams' acclaimed novel, Martin Rosen's animated film tells of the adventures of Hazel (voiced by John Hurt), Fiver (Richard Briers) as rabbits go in search of a new warren. Heartbreaker. FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS CH4,9pm Clint Eastwood's film takes as its theme the bloody battle for the Pacific island of Iwo Jima during World War II. It tells the story of three men played by Ryan Phillippe, Jesse Bradford and Adam Beach. LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA Letters from Iwo Jima (Japanese: 硫黄島からの手紙, Iwo jima kara no tegami) is a 2006 Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning critically-acclaimed[1][2][3] CH4, 11.35pm This time the story is told from the Japanese occupiers' point of view. This film is just as human, with Eastwood refusing to demonise Verb 1. demonise - make into a demon; "Power had demonized him"demonize alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has the enemy. CAPTION(S): WARREN PEACE... Watership Down |
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