Ring of Bright Water is a British book written by Gavin Maxwell.
A British feature film starring Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna was also made. It is a story about a Londoner and his pet otter living on the Scottish coast. The film was based upon a 1960 autobiographical book of the same name by Gavin Maxwell, and featured the stars of Born Free, another movie about a close relationship between humans and a wild animal. The film has been released to VHS and DVD.
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