

The Railway Children
1970 · Movie · 1h 49m · G
DramaFamily
"The railway, the children... and the wonderful secret they'll share with you!"
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
Key crew
- Robert LynnScreenplay
- Lionel JeffriesDirector
- Lionel JeffriesWriter
- Johnny DouglasOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Dinah SheridanMrs. Waterbury
- Bernard CribbinsAlbert Perks
- William MervynOld Gentleman
- Iain CuthbertsonCharles Waterbury
- Jenny AgutterRoberta 'Bobbie' Waterbury
- Sally ThomsettPhyllis Waterbury
- Gary WarrenPeter Waterbury
- Peter BromilowDoctor
- Ann LancasterRuth
- Gordon WhitingRussian
- Beatrix MackeyAunt Emma
- David LodgeBandmaster
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Themes
northern englandcountrysidefatherrailway carfamily relationshipsyorkshirerural areateenage girlmissing personrailway stationchildren's perspectives1900s























