Ring of Bright Water movie storyline. Whoever said dog is man’s best friend never met Mij! Mij is a cute, cuddly pet shop otter who captures the heart of Graham Merill (Bill Travers). It doesn’t take Graham long to realize that London is no place to raise a slippery otter. So he takes Mij to live in a ramshackle cottage on the coast of Scotland.
Together they set out to explore the curious and magnificent natural wonders that surround their seaside home–from orphaned geese to tooth-less sharks. While Mij spends his days frolicking in the icy cold sea, Graham finds himself falling in love with the beautiful town doctor, Mary (Virginia McKenna). Before long, the three become inseparable friends.
Ring of Bright Water is a 1969 British-American feature film starring Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna. It is a story about a Londoner and his pet otter living on the Scottish coast. The story is fictional, but is adapted from the 1960 autobiographical book of the same name by Gavin Maxwell. It featured the stars of Born Free, another film about a close relationship between humans and a wild animal.
Ring of Bright Water (1969)
Directed by: Jack Couffer
Starring: Bill Travers, Virginia McKenna, Peter Jeffrey, Jameson Clark, Helena Gloag, Roddy McMillan, Jean Taylor-Smith, Christopher Benjamin, Archie Duncan, Tommy Godfrey, Phil McCall
Screenplay by: Jack Couffer, Bill Travers
Production Design by: Terry Lens
Cinematography by: Wolfgang Suschitzky
Film Editing by: Reginald Mills
Art Direction by: Kenneth Ryan
Makeup Department: Hilda Fox, Catherine Shirley
Music by: Frank Cordell, Betty Botley
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Cinerama Releasing Corporation
Release Date: June 18, 1969 (New York City)
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