The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep is a 2007 monster film directed by Jay Russell and written by Robert Nelson Jacobs, based on Dick King-Smith's children's novel The Water Horse. It stars Alex Etel as a young boy who discovers a mysterious egg and cares for what hatches out of it: a "water horse" which later becomes the fabled Loch Ness Monster. The film also stars Emily Watson, Ben Chaplin and David Morrissey. The film was produced by Revolution Studios and Walden Media, in collaboration with Beacon Pictures, and was distributed by Columbia Pictures. Visual effects were completed by the New Zealand-based companies Weta Digital and Weta Workshop. The Water Horse was released in the United States on 25 December 2007 and in the United Kingdom on 8 February 2008. This was originally the last film to be released by Revolution Studios until 2017's XXX: Return of Xander Cage.
| Director | Jay Russell |
| Produced by | Jay Russell, Douglas Rae, Robert Bernstein, Barrie M. Osborne |
| Screenplay by | Robert Nelson Jacobs |
| Starring | Emily Watson, Alex Etel, Ben Chaplin, David Morrissey, Brian Cox |
| Music | James Newton Howard |
| Cinematography | Oliver Stapleton |
| Edited by | Mark Warner |
| Production, company | Columbia Pictures, Revolution Studios, Walden Media, Ecosse Films, Beacon Pictures |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| Released | December 25, 2007 (United States), February 8, 2008 (United Kingdom) |
| Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | United States, United Kingdom, New Zealand |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $40 million |
| Box office | $104 million |
| Netflix ID | 70060017 |
About The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep
A boy discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Scottish legend known as a "water horse," later to be known as the fabled Loch Ness Monster.
Achievement of The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep
The film is based on Dick King-Smith's children's novel The Water Horse. It made $103.1 million on a $40 million budget.
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Latest information about The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep updated on July 28 2021.
