
Feature film — 1970
The Railway Children (1970)
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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Director: Lionel Jeffries
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Bernard Cribbins
Albert Perks

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Iain Cuthbertson
Charles Waterbury

Jenny Agutter
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Sally Thomsett
Phyllis Waterbury

Gary Warren
Peter Waterbury

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