64: Watership Down (1978) Section 6: In the Woods and The Crossing Scripted by Newell Fisher, with script assistance by John Ruths This section covers from 14 minutes 10 to 18 minutes 30 and the equivalent Chapters from the book are Chapters 5. In the Woods, 7. The Lendri and the River and  8. The Crossing The camera pans left past a sparse bush to reveal the recent escapees from Sandleford at the edge of a wood. We see Hazel approach the edge of the wood and sniff the air. And now Bigwig steps up as advisor to say that they need to rest. This gives Hazel another leadership moment, as he points out they will be completely clear of the Owsla once they are through the wood. They can rest then. Bigwig looks up into the trees nervously, but follows Hazel and the rest follow him. There is a full moon, which allows for bac ...