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The Railway Children

1970·1h 49m·G
DramaFamily
IMDb Rating
★ 7.3/10
6,302 votes

After the enforced absence of their father, three children move with their mother to Yorkshire, where during their adventures they attempt to discover the reason for his disappearance.

The Railway Children is a 1970 drama family movie directed by Lionel Jeffries, starring Dinah Sheridan, Iain Cuthbertson, Bernard Cribbins. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.3/10 from 6,302 votes and runs 1h 49m.

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Director
Lionel Jeffries
Stars
Dinah Sheridan
Iain Cuthbertson
Bernard Cribbins
William Mervyn
Details
1970-12-22
109 min
Movie
G
★ United Kingdom
★ English, French, Russian
Keywords
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