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The Railway Children (1970)

Film · 1970 · 109 min · G · Drama · Family

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.

Directed by Lionel Jeffries

Starring Dinah Sheridan, Bernard Cribbins, William Mervyn, Iain Cuthbertson, Jenny Agutter, Sally Thomsett, Gary Warren, Peter Bromilow

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In cinemas28 October 1971
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First release anywhere21 December 1970

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