Overview:
On holiday with their mother in the Lake District in 1929 four children are allowed to sail over to the nearby island in their boat Swallow and set up camp for a few days. They soon realise this has been the territory of two other girls who sail the Amazon, and the scene is set for serious rivalry.| Status: | Released (1974-06-01) |
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| Screen: | David Wood, Arthur Ransome |
| Productions: | Theatre Projects Film Productions Ltd. |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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- 96411: Claude Whatham - Director - Directing
- 1358790: Arthur Ransome - Novel - Writing
- 1130479: Wilfred Josephs - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 280833: Dennis C. Lewiston - Director of Photography - Camera
- 1234484: David Wood - Screenplay - Writing
- 2833173: Richard Pilbrow - Producer - Production
- 1057320: Neville C. Thompson - Associate Producer - Production
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This is a lovely story that those of us (of a certain age) will look back on with a simple fondness. A family go on holiday to the English Lake District where they set up a camp on an island. Soon they are under attack from the "hostiles" - two girls from nearby. After a parley, they ....
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