The Railway Children
“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.
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2 films
Cast
19 people
Dinah Sheridan
Mrs. Waterbury
Known for
Genevieve
The Sound Barrier
Bernard Cribbins
Albert Perks
Known for
Frenzy
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
William Mervyn
Old Gentleman
Known for
Murder Ahoy
The Ruling Class
Iain Cuthbertson
Charles Waterbury
Known for
Gorillas in the Mist
Scandal
Jenny Agutter
Roberta 'Bobbie' Waterbury
Known for
An American Werewolf in London
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Sally Thomsett
Phyllis Waterbury
Known for
Straw Dogs
Gary Warren
Peter Waterbury
Also in
Catweazle
Escape from Alcatraz
Peter Bromilow
Doctor
Known for
Highlander II: The Quickening
My Stepmother Is an Alien
Ann Lancaster
Ruth
Also in
Fathom
Bunny Lake Is Missing
Gordon Whiting
Russian
Also in
S.O.S. Titanic
Much Ado About Nothing
Beatrix Mackey
Aunt Emma
Also in
Persuasion
Stranger on the Shore
David Lodge
Bandmaster
Known for
The Return of the Pink Panther
Edge of Sanity
Lionel Jeffries Director · Robert Lynn Screenplay Edith Nesbit Author
Budget $375K · United States release October 28, 1971 · Produced in United Kingdom
Box office
Budget
$375,000
Production
EMI Films
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
United Kingdom · December 21, 1970
Theatrical
United States · October 28, 1971
Theatrical
Ireland
January 1, 1971 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 5, 2009 · Physical · DVD
April 30, 2010 · Physical · Blu ray
United Kingdom
July 3, 2022 · Limited theatrical · Re-Release
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