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Film · Drama, Family

The Railway Children (1970)

★ 6.7 · 109 votes1 h 49 minDrama1970

The railway, the children... and the wonderful secret they'll share with you!

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.

Director
Lionel Jeffries
Writers
Robert Lynn, Lionel Jeffries, Edith Nesbit
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Release date
December 21, 1970

The Railway Children 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
  • Deddie DaviesMrs Perks
  • Christopher WittyJim
  • Brenda CowlingMrs Viney
  • Erik ChittyPhotographer
  • Sally JamesMaid
  • Dominic AllanCID Man
  • Paddy WardCart Man
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