The Railway Children (1970)

Directed by

Lionel Jeffries

Genre

drama film, children's film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

G

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 102 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three children move to the countryside with their mother after their father is taken away. They have adventures near a railway line and befriend a kind old gentleman who helps them.

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What happens

The Railway Children is a 1970 British family drama film based on the 1906 novel of the same name by E. Nesbit. The film was directed by Lionel Jeffries and stars Dinah Sheridan, Jenny Agutter, Sally Thomsett, Gary Warren and Bernard Cribbins in the leading roles. The film was released to cinemas in the United Kingdom on 21 December 1970. The film rights were bought by Jeffries. It was his directorial debut and he wrote the screenplay. The Railway Children was a critical success, both at time of release and in later years. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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