| Swallows and Amazons | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Claude Whatham |
| Written by | Arthur Ransome (book) David Wood |
| Produced by | Richard Pilbrow |
| Starring | Virginia McKenna Ronald Fraser |
| Music by | Wilfred Josephs |
| Distributed by | EMI Films |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £250,000[1] |
Swallows and Amazons is a 1974 British film adaption of the 1930 novel of the same name by Arthur Ransome. The film, which was directed by Claude Whatham and produced by Richard Pilbrow, starred Virginia McKenna and Ronald Fraser, with Zanna Hamilton. Its budget was provided by Nat Cohen of EMI Films who had funded the successful 1970 film The Railway Children.[1]