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The Meerkats, also known as Meerkats: The Movie, is a feature-length 2008 British wildlife fiction film which anthropomorphises the daily struggles of a clan of meerkats in the Kalahari Desert. It was produced by BBC Films and The Weinstein Company, and filmed by the award-winning BBC Natural History Unit. It is the debut directorial feature of James Honeyborne, previously a producer of natural history programmes for television. The worldwide premiere was held at the Dinard Film Festival, France in October 2008, expanding to a wide release the following week. The film was released in 2009, on 7 August in the UK. A US date has not yet been announced. This was dedicated to actor Paul Newman, who died in 2008, shortly before this movie was released.
Original Release
10/15/2008
US Release
03/01/2012
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Paul Newman | Teller / Narrator (voice) |
Rufus Beck | Narrator (Russian release) |
Directors
Writers
James Honeyborne, Alexander McCall Smith
Cast
Name | Character |
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Paul Newman | Teller / Narrator (voice) |
Rufus Beck | Narrator (Russian release) |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Neil Nightingale | Executive Producer |
Rhodri Thomas | Executive Producer |
David M. Thompson | Executive Producer |
Bob Weinstein | Executive Producer |
Harvey Weinstein | Executive Producer |
Jane Hawley | Executive Producer |
Trevor Ingman | Producer |
Joe Oppenheimer | Producer |
Jane Hawley | Producer |