The Water Babies (1978)
Genre : Family, Fantasy, Animation, Adventure, Music
Runtime : 1H 32M
Director : Lionel Jeffries
Synopsis
This children's fantasy tells the story of a 12-year-old boy who discovers a complex underwater world where young children are held prisoner by an evil shark and an eel.
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