The Railway Children is a 1970 British drama film based on the novel by E. Nesbit. The film was directed by Lionel Jeffries, and stars Jenny Agutter (who had earlier featured in the successful BBC dramatisation of The Railway Children in the 1960s), Sally Thomsett and Bernard Cribbins in leading roles. The film was released to cinemas in the United Kingdom on 21 December 1970.
The entire cast of the film unusually break the fourth wall and perfor...
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The Railway Children is a 1970 British drama film based on the novel by E. Nesbit. The film was directed by Lionel Jeffries, and stars Jenny Agutter (who had earlier featured in the successful BBC dramatisation of The Railway Children in the 1960s), Sally Thomsett and Bernard Cribbins in leading roles. The film was released to cinemas in the United Kingdom on 21 December 1970.
The entire cast of the film unusually break the fourth wall and perform a curtain call as the credits roll. A voice can be heard shouting "Thank you Mr Forbes" as an acknowledgement to Bryan Forbes who put up a security for the film to be completed.
The film rights were bought by Lionel Jeffries. It was his directorial debut, and he was also responsible for writing the screenplay for the film. The Railway Children turned out to be a critical success, both at the time of its release and in the preceding years. It has gone on to gain a place in several surveys of the greatest films ever made, including surveys...
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