Mr. Horatio Knibbles

Sep 1, 1971

1h 0m

★ 5.7

Overview

Mary Bunting is sitting alone when to her surprise and delight a rabbit six foot tall - elegantly dressed in frock coat and fancy waistcoat - appears. As he is a magic rabbit, he can be seen only by Mary, which naturally creates great confusion and misunderstanding.

Genres

Family

Fantasy

Comedy

Production Companies

Children's Film Foundation (CFF)

Mr. Horatio Knibbles Trailers

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Cast

Mary Bunting

Lesley Roach

Tom

Gary Smith

Nancy

Rachel Brennock

Sergeant

David Lodge

Bob

John Ash

Derek

Nigel Chivers

Billy

David Richards

Mr. Bunting

Bernard Horsfall

Mrs. Bunting

Jane Jordan Rogers

Gamekeeper

Freddie Jones

Nancy's Mother

Lila Kaye

Horatio Knibbles

Anthony Sheppard

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