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GIFFONI FILM FESTIVAL 1978 - 29 July.6 August

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THE BATTLE OF BILLY'S POND

Category: Edition 1978

Synopsis
When Billy takes home a dead fish he finds in a pond his cat pinches it and becomes ill after eating it. Billy and his friend Gobby set off to find out what's killing the fish and discover that industrial waste is being dumped into a stream that runs into the pond. After reporting the matter to the police they sneak into a detergent factory and videotape tanker drivers illegal activities but they're spotted and chased. Gobby's quickly caught and just as Billy gets cornered the police arrive.

Original Title THE BATTLE OF BILLY'S POND
Category Official Competition
Section Official Competition
Tipology Feature Film
Duration 56'
Production Year 1976
Nationality United Kingdom
Directed by Harley Cokeliss
Screenplay Michael Abrams
Main cast Ben Buckton, Andrew Ashby, Talfryn Thomas

 regista Harley CokelissHARLEY COKELISS

Writer/director/producer Harley Cokeliss was born Harley Louis Cokliss on February 11, 1945 in San Diego, California. He was raised in Chicago, Illinois. He moved to England in 1966, studying at the London Film School, and started making TV documentaries in 1970, among them It's Fantastic! It's Futuristic! It's Fatalistic! It's Science Fiction! (1973) and The Need for Nightmare (1974). Cokeliss made his first foray into feature filmmaking with the family adventure outing The Battle of Billy's Pond (1976). This was followed by the charming children's science-fiction offering The Glitterball (1977).