The Railway Children
The railway, the children... and the wonderful secret they'll share with you!
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12/21/1970Runtime
109 minsOverview
After the enforced absence of their father, the three Waterbury children move with their mother to Yorkshire, where they find themselves involved in several unexpected dramas along the railway by their new home.
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A tender, warmly nostalgic film about three children discovering adventure and purpose in their Yorkshire railway-side home while waiting for their father's return. It captures the magical feeling of childhood friendships and small acts of everyday heroism with genuine affection.
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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
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