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The Railway Children

1970 · 109 min

A gentle, nostalgic family drama with moments of peril and a deeply satisfying emotional payoff.

Tagline
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.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • isolation
  • justice
  • friendship
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism7
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight7

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama, family
Directed by
Lionel Jeffries
Written by
Lionel Jeffries, Robert Lynn
Starring
Dinah Sheridan, Bernard Cribbins, William Mervyn, Iain Cuthbertson, Jenny Agutter, Sally Thomsett, Gary Warren, Peter Bromilow
Music
Johnny Douglas
Cinematography
Arthur Ibbetson
Runtime
109 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
French, English

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