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Movie Details

Original Title The Railway Children
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 1.3

Cast

Dinah Sheridan
Dinah Sheridan
Mrs. Waterbury
Popularity: 9.9
Bernard Cribbins
Bernard Cribbins
Albert Perks
Popularity: 9.2
William Mervyn
William Mervyn
Old Gentleman
Popularity: 1.4
Iain Cuthbertson
Iain Cuthbertson
Charles Waterbury
Popularity: 1.6
Jenny Agutter
Jenny Agutter
Roberta 'Bobbie' Waterbury
Popularity: 2.7
Sally Thomsett
Sally Thomsett
Phyllis Waterbury
Popularity: 4.5
Gary Warren
Gary Warren
Peter Waterbury
Popularity: 2.1
Peter Bromilow
Peter Bromilow
Doctor
Popularity: 6.0
Ann Lancaster
Ann Lancaster
Ruth
Popularity: 1.9
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Gordon Whiting
Russian
Popularity: 3.7
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Beatrix Mackey
Aunt Emma
Popularity: 0.2
David Lodge
David Lodge
Bandmaster
Popularity: 4.1

Key Crew

Screenplay Robert Lynn
Director Lionel Jeffries
Writer Lionel Jeffries
Producer Robert Lynn
Editor Teddy Darvas

Production

EMI Films
GB

Videos & Trailers

The Railway Children (1970) ORIGINAL TRAILER
The Railway Children (1970) ORIGINAL TRAILER
Trailer
2022 Re-Release Trailer
2022 Re-Release Trailer
Teaser
THE RAILWAY CHILDREN - 'Now and Then' Documentary
THE RAILWAY CHILDREN - 'Now and Then' Documentary
Featurette

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Keywords

northern england countryside father railway car family relationships yorkshire rural area teenage girl missing person railway station children's perspectives

Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 9/10
Jan 5, 2020

It's like we're in a besieged castle, the arrows of the foe striking against the battlements. Adapted from E. Nesbit's much adored novel, this filmic version is directed by Lionel Jeffries and stars Dinah Sheridan, Bernard Cribbins, William Mervyn, Iain Cuthbertson, Jenny Agutter, Sally Thomsett ... Read more

Peter McGinn 8/10
Mar 28, 2022

A film version of another one of those children's classic novels from the early 20th century. The younger actors from necessity need to carry a movie like this, and I thought they did a grand job. They don’t overact much at all, and are sometimes subtle with a witty line or childlike observation. ... Read more

CinemaSerf 7/10
Jun 3, 2023

A well-to-do suburban family suddenly get a visitor one evening; their father is taken away and their lives turned topsy-turvy. They relocate to "Three Chimneys" a ramshackle house beside a railway line in Yorkshire where they slowly settle into a new life making friends as they go. Bernard Cribbins ... Read more

Rating
6.7
/10

Based on 93 votes

Details
Release Date December 21, 1970
Runtime 1h 49m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 1.3
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