The Railway Children (1970 film)

The Railway Children
Theatrical poster
Directed byLionel Jeffries
Screenplay byLionel Jeffries
Based onThe Railway Children
by E. Nesbit
Produced byRobert Lynn
Starring
CinematographyArthur Ibbetson
Edited byTeddy Darvas
Music byJohnny Douglas
Production
company
Distributed byMGM-EMI
Release date
  • 21 December 1970 (1970-12-21)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£500,000[1] or £300,000[2][3]

The Railway Children is a 1970 British family drama film based on the 1906 novel of the same name by E. Nesbit. The film was directed by Lionel Jeffries and stars Dinah Sheridan, Jenny Agutter (who had earlier featured in the BBC's 1968 dramatisation of the novel), Sally Thomsett, Gary Warren and Bernard Cribbins in leading roles. The film was released to cinemas in the United Kingdom on 21 December 1970.

The film rights were bought by Jeffries. It was his directorial debut and he wrote the screenplay. The Railway Children was a critical success, both at time of release and in later years.

  1. ^ Bates, Merete (4 June 1970). "Look, no sex: MERETE BATES on the filming of 'The Railway Children'". The Guardian. p. 10.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference guard was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Moody, Paul (2018). EMI Films and the Limits of British Cinema. Palgrave MacMillan. p. 40.