The Railway Children
1970 · Movie · G · 109 min · ★ 6.7
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.
Based on The Railway Children
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Details
- Years
- 1970
- Release date
- 1970-12-21
- Language
- English
- Rated
- G
- Runtime
- 109 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (99 votes)
Themes
- northern england
- countryside
- father
- railway car
- family relationships
- yorkshire
- rural area
- teenage girl
- missing person
- railway station
- children's perspectives
- 1900s
Cast & crew
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
- GW
Gordon Whiting
as Russian
Directed by Lionel Jeffries