The Railway Children

Overview

Cast & Crew

The Saga

Production House

The Plot

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.

Run Time

1h 49m

Genre

Drama, Family

Release Date

21 Dec 1970

Country

United Kingdom

Language

French, English

Director & Producers

Lionel Jeffries
Director

Robert Lynn
Producer

Top Billed Cast

Dinah Sheridan
Mrs. Waterbury

Bernard Cribbins
Albert Perks

William Mervyn
Old Gentleman

Iain Cuthbertson
Charles Waterbury

Jenny Agutter
Roberta 'Bobbie' Waterbury

Sally Thomsett
Phyllis Waterbury

Gary Warren
Peter Waterbury

Peter Bromilow
Doctor

Ann Lancaster
Ruth Gordon Whiting
Russian Beatrix Mackey
Aunt Emma

David Lodge
Bandmaster

Technical Team

Lionel Jeffries
Writer

Robert Lynn
Screenplay Johnny Douglas
Original Music Composer Arthur Ibbetson
Director of Photography Teddy Darvas
Editor

Edith Nesbit
Novel

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