Movie
The Railway Children
Overview
At the dawn of the 20th century, following their father's arrest on suspicion of betraying state secrets, the three Waterbury children—Bobbie, Phyllis and Peter—move with their mother to Yorkshire, where they find themselves involved in unexpected dramas along the railway by their new home.
Details
- Release date
- 1970-12-21
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Genres
- Drama, Family
- Status
- Released
- Production
- EMI Films
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Dinah Sheridan as Mrs. Waterbury
- Bernard Cribbins as Albert Perks
- William Mervyn as Old Gentleman
- Iain Cuthbertson as Charles Waterbury
- Jenny Agutter as Roberta 'Bobbie' Waterbury
- Sally Thomsett as Phyllis Waterbury
- Gary Warren as Peter Waterbury
- Peter Bromilow as Doctor
- Ann Lancaster as Ruth
- Gordon Whiting as Russian
- Beatrix Mackey as Aunt Emma
- David Lodge as Bandmaster
Crew
- Lionel Jeffries - Director
- Lionel Jeffries - Writer
- Robert Lynn - Screenplay
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