---
title: 'The Water Horse (2007)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jay Russell'
released: '2007-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 107
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-water-horse-2007'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0760329/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Water Horse (2007)

2007 · 107 min · Drama, Fantasy, Family · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep is a 2007 fantasy drama 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jay Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/jay-russell)
- **Producer:** [Jay Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/jay-russell), [Barrie M. Osborne](https://cinepixo.com/people/barrie-m-osborne), [Douglas Rae](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-rae)
- **Screenplay:** [Robert Nelson Jacobs](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-nelson-jacobs)
- **Original Music Composer:** [James Newton Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-newton-howard)
- **Director of Photography:** [Oliver Stapleton](https://cinepixo.com/people/oliver-stapleton)
- **Editor:** [Mark Warner](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-warner-2)

## Cast

- [Joel Tobeck](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-tobeck) as Sgt. Walker
- [Marshall Napier](https://cinepixo.com/people/marshall-napier) as Sgt. Strunk
- [Priyanka Xi](https://cinepixo.com/people/priyanka-xi) as Kirstie MacMorrow
- [Brian Cox](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-cox) as Older Angus MacMorrow
- [Geraldine Brophy](https://cinepixo.com/people/geraldine-brophy) as Gracie
- [David Morrissey](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-morrissey) as Captain Thomas Hamilton
- [Emily Watson](https://cinepixo.com/people/emily-watson) as Anne MacMorrow
- [Ben Chaplin](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-chaplin) as Lewis Mowbray
- [Craig Hall](https://cinepixo.com/people/craig-hall) as Charles MacMorrow
- [Alex Etel](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-etel) as Angus MacMorrow

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Official site: http://www.thewaterhorse.com
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-water-horse-2007
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