Overview:
After the enforced absence of their father, the three Waterbury children move with their mother to Yorkshire, where they find themselves involved in several unexpected dramas along the railway by their new home.| Status: | Released (1970-12-21) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 3 BAFTA 3 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $319,361 |
| Screen: | E. Nesbit, Lionel Jeffries |
| Productions: | EMI Films |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Français |
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Casts
- 118239: Dinah Sheridan - Mrs. Waterbury
- 40943: Bernard Cribbins - Albert Perks
- 47391: William Mervyn - Old Gentleman
- 63911: Iain Cuthbertson - Charles Waterbury
- 14464: Jenny Agutter - Roberta 'Bobbie' Waterbury
- 14953: Sally Thomsett - Phyllis Waterbury
- 118240: Gary Warren - Peter Waterbury
Crews
- 30706: Lionel Jeffries - Director - Directing
- 30706: Lionel Jeffries - Writer - Writing
- 157703: Robert Lynn - Screenplay - Writing
- 157703: Robert Lynn - Producer - Production
- 33779: Johnny Douglas - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 3454: Arthur Ibbetson - Director of Photography - Camera
- 121684: Teddy Darvas - Editor - Editing
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Reviews
John Chard
Review text:
It's like we're in a besieged castle, the arrows of the foe striking against the battlements. Adapted from E. Nesbit's much adored novel, this filmic version is directed by Lionel Jeffries and stars Dinah Sheridan, Bernard Cribbins, William Mervyn, Iain Cuthbertson, Jenny Agutter ....
Continue reading ->Peter McGinn
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A film version of another one of those children's classic novels from the early 20th century. The younger actors from necessity need to carry a movie like this, and I thought they did a grand job. They don’t overact much at all, and are sometimes subtle with a witty line or childlike ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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A well-to-do suburban family suddenly get a visitor one evening; their father is taken away and their lives turned topsy-turvy. They relocate to "Three Chimneys" a ramshackle house beside a railway line in Yorkshire where they slowly settle into a new life making friends as they go. ....
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