Wat's Pig

1996 0h 11m EN

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 19

Animation

Synopsis

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In a Medieval castle, a marauder tries to kidnap the twin infant sons of the lord. He makes off with only one, whom he drops about a mile away. A pig rescues this baby, so one brother grows up high on the hog, the other down with the swine; one is lazy, his lost brother is industrious. Years later, when a neighboring prince declares war, the brother in the castle is too soft to fight. Through happenstance, the twins are united just before the final battle. Will the upper-class brother let his humble sibling lead the troops to certain defeat and death? Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Peter Lord
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Tight 11-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Peter Lord, shot by Andy MacCormack. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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IMDB entry: tt0118123 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 19 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Peter Lord directs. Andy MacCormack behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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1Tight 11-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
230 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Peter Lord, shot by Andy MacCormack. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5IMDB entry: tt0118123 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 19 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Andy MacCormack
Runtime: 11 min · 0h 11m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Wat's Pig (1996)

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Community reviews

What people are saying

CinemaSerf2025-12-25
★ 7/10
When a kidnapper breaks into the castle, he hopes to make off with the two heirs to the kingdom. Sadly, though, he is thwarted and only manages to escape with one - whom he drops on the roadside as he flees. Clearly the queen wasn’t so bothered about finding him, so we scoot on a few years and find one now the king and the other, barely a mile from the castle, living the life of a farmer - having been rescued by a kindly pig. Then the nasty king from the neighbouring land declares war, and the plot adopts something of the “Prince and the Pauper” - but can the enemy be defeated and can these twins be reunited? I really quite enjoyed this mediaeval animation with some fine detail and even an hint of menace depicted as it progresses. The style, costumes and colours are reminiscent of genuine drawings of the time that you might see in a monastic tome, and with just about everyone looking as if they were but a bairn with big eyes and skinny legs, it’s a flighty and cheerful romp and well worth ten minutes.

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