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Ring of Bright Water

Stuck in a dead-end job Graham Merrill adopts an otter, Mij, as a pet and then moves to an isolated village in western Scotland. Adventures ensue.

Director

Jack Couffer

Year

Genre

Box Office

N/A

Production

The Rank Organisation,Palomar Pictures International,Brightwater Film Production

Awards

1 win

Graham Merrill

Mary MacKenzie

Virginia McKenna

Colin Wilcox

Storekeeper

Flora

Lighthouse Keeper

Busdriver

Sarah

Jean Taylor Smith

London Fishmonger

Christopher Benjamin

Fisherman

Road mender

Barmaid

Pet stall girl

Ticket seller

Timid man

Frank

Herman

Michael O'Halloran

Guard

Sleeping car attendant

Man in Bar

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Oh, saved my life, Flo.
I'll never drink again. Cheers. - Ring of Bright Water

Oh, saved my life, Flo. I'll never drink again. Cheers.

You were saying, Graham? - Ring of Bright Water

You were saying, Graham?

Excuse me. - Ring of Bright Water

From that first day... - Ring of Bright Water

From that first day...

It was uncanny. - Ring of Bright Water

It was uncanny.

At first, I thought
it was only my imagination... - Ring of Bright Water

At first, I thought it was only my imagination...

Clearly, I was the chosen one... - Ring of Bright Water

Clearly, I was the chosen one...

I called my otter Mijbil - Ring of Bright Water

I called my otter Mijbil

Tell you what, Mij... - Ring of Bright Water

Tell you what, Mij...

Hello? Hello, Colin? - Ring of Bright Water

Hello? Hello, Colin?

Mij, how could you? - Ring of Bright Water

Mij, how could you?

That first night,
I learned something... - Ring of Bright Water

That first night, I learned something...

Oh, Mij. You're wet. Get off! - Ring of Bright Water

Oh, Mij. You're wet. Get off!

That's not funny, Mij. - Ring of Bright Water

That's not funny, Mij.

Well you've made one or two changes I see - Ring of Bright Water

Well you've made one or two changes I see

- Well, cheers.
- Cheers. - Ring of Bright Water

- Well, cheers. - Cheers.

Escape the rat race - Ring of Bright Water

Escape the rat race

It's not the easiest thing in the world - Ring of Bright Water

It's not the easiest thing in the world

Come on, Mij. - Ring of Bright Water

Uh, just a minute. - Ring of Bright Water

Uh, just a minute.

Don't make a noise.
You'll frighten... - Ring of Bright Water

Don't make a noise. You'll frighten...

Don't worry, Mij. Never did
like travelling by train. - Ring of Bright Water

Don't worry, Mij. Never did like travelling by train.

Look, Mij. - Ring of Bright Water

Which way to the village? - Ring of Bright Water

Which way to the village?

I wouldn't go there. - Ring of Bright Water

I wouldn't go there.

Don't worry, Mij,
it's just a wee walk. Come on. - Ring of Bright Water

Don't worry, Mij, it's just a wee walk. Come on.

Why couldn't I pick a horse
for a friend? - Ring of Bright Water

Why couldn't I pick a horse for a friend?

"Exclusive old-world cottage..." - Ring of Bright Water

"Exclusive old-world cottage..."

Go to sleep, Mij. - Ring of Bright Water

Go to sleep, Mij.

There's nothing like... - Ring of Bright Water

There's nothing like...

You're making it
very difficult, Mij. - Ring of Bright Water

You're making it very difficult, Mij.

They could have broken your arm - Ring of Bright Water

They could have broken your arm

You're supposed to be helping,
Mij. - Ring of Bright Water

You're supposed to be helping, Mij.

I've always had
the highest regard... - Ring of Bright Water

I've always had the highest regard...

What... what... what... what? - Ring of Bright Water

What... what... what... what?

What... what... what... what? - Ring of Bright Water

What... what... what... what?

Mij! - Ring of Bright Water

What an idiot I am - Ring of Bright Water

What an idiot I am

If we didn't always agree on
the whats and the wherefores... - Ring of Bright Water

If we didn't always agree on the whats and the wherefor...

Don't worry, Mij. - Ring of Bright Water

Don't worry, Mij.

I don't mind wild goose
for dinner at all... - Ring of Bright Water

I don't mind wild goose for dinner at all...

They were gray-lag geese... - Ring of Bright Water

They were gray-lag geese...

Hungry and afraid,
they were driven by instinct... - Ring of Bright Water

Hungry and afraid, they were driven by instinct...

Those few minor repairs
took more than a few weeks. - Ring of Bright Water

Those few minor repairs took more than a few weeks.

Now, listen, chaps,
if you want to learn to fly... - Ring of Bright Water

Now, listen, chaps, if you want to learn to fly...

Johnny and I seem to be
interrupting your ballet lesson. - Ring of Bright Water

Johnny and I seem to be interrupting your ballet lesson.

I'll see if I can find Mij. - Ring of Bright Water

I'll see if I can find Mij.

Partly to finish my book. - Ring of Bright Water

Partly to finish my book.

Come on, Johnny.
You must stay here. - Ring of Bright Water

Come on, Johnny. You must stay here.

Only fish boxes. - Ring of Bright Water

Only fish boxes.

When we first arrived
at Camusfearna... - Ring of Bright Water

When we first arrived at Camusfearna...

- Can I help you?
- Oh, yes, please. - Ring of Bright Water

- Can I help you? - Oh, yes, please.

Faster. - Ring of Bright Water

Hold her steady! - Ring of Bright Water

Hold her steady!

I thought you said he wasn't dangerous - Ring of Bright Water

I thought you said he wasn't dangerous

Graham? - Ring of Bright Water

Come on. Oh! - Ring of Bright Water

At last, the shark lay cut up
in the freezer. - Ring of Bright Water

At last, the shark lay cut up in the freezer.

Mij! Mij! - Ring of Bright Water

You were saying, Graham? - Ring of Bright Water

You were saying, Graham?

After two weeks
of boiled shark... - Ring of Bright Water

After two weeks of boiled shark...

In desperation, I made a trip
to the nearest fishing port. - Ring of Bright Water

In desperation, I made a trip to the nearest fishing port.

Now eight bob. - Ring of Bright Water

Eight bob. - Ring of Bright Water

Eight bob. - Ring of Bright Water

Eight bob. - Ring of Bright Water

Twelve. Twelve shillings. - Ring of Bright Water

Twelve. Twelve shillings.

Man, you've got
a bit of everything there. - Ring of Bright Water

Man, you've got a bit of everything there.

Mij? - Ring of Bright Water

Johnny. - Ring of Bright Water

Rob! Ciamar a tha thu? - Ring of Bright Water

Rob! Ciamar a tha thu?

What do you want to do, Graham? - Ring of Bright Water

What do you want to do, Graham?

Well, if he tried to get here,
he didn't make it. - Ring of Bright Water

Well, if he tried to get here, he didn't make it.

- It looks like...
- Mij. Mij! - Ring of Bright Water

- It looks like... - Mij. Mij!

Mij took some time to recover. - Ring of Bright Water

Mij took some time to recover.

I realized I had been drawing
only one aspect of Mij... - Ring of Bright Water

I realized I had been drawing only one aspect of Mij...

Swimming pool. - Ring of Bright Water

Autumn in the highlands... - Ring of Bright Water

Autumn in the highlands...

The first snow
fell at Camusfearna. - Ring of Bright Water

The first snow fell at Camusfearna.

You don't understand.
It's a business trip. - Ring of Bright Water

You don't understand. It's a business trip.

Seven days. - Ring of Bright Water

You'll need this
to take him back to the village. - Ring of Bright Water

You'll need this to take him back to the village.

Oh, come on, Johnny.
Don't be such a coward. - Ring of Bright Water

Oh, come on, Johnny. Don't be such a coward.

Well... - Ring of Bright Water

I'll bet the water's cold
up there at the falls, doctor. - Ring of Bright Water

I'll bet the water's cold up there at the falls, d...

Angus! - Ring of Bright Water

Leave Camusfearna Yes - Ring of Bright Water

Leave Camusfearna Yes

Why should wild otters
come here? - Ring of Bright Water

Why should wild otters come here?

Well, isn't that
the way it ought to be? - Ring of Bright Water

Well, isn't that the way it ought to be?

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Stuck in a dead-end job Graham Merrill adopts an otter, Mij, as a pet and then moves to an isolated village in western Scotland. Adventures ensue.

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Director: Jack Couffer

Writer: Jack Couffer, Bill Travers, Gavin Maxwell

Production: The Rank Organisation,Palomar Pictures International,Brightwater Film Production

Genre: comedy, drama

Year: 1969

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.1

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 14 May 1970

Awards: 1 win

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