The Railway Children

1970

Drama / Family

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 100% · 16 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 82% · 2.5K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.3/10 10 5725 5.7K

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Plot summary

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.


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Top cast

Jenny Agutter as Bobbie Waterbury
Sally Thomsett as Phyllis Waterbury
Gary Warren as Peter Waterbury
Bernard Cribbins as Albert Perks
720p.BLU
1.02 GB
1190*720
English 2.0
NR
24 fps
1 hr 54 min
Seeds 7

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Leofwine_draca 8 / 10

Beloved children's classic

THE RAILWAY CHILDREN is the most famous film to have been based on a book by the great Victorian author Edith Nesbit, a woman who was equally happy writing ghost stories and stories for children. This 1905-set story see a trio of children with an unhappy background going to live in a run-down house in Yorkshire. They befriend a local station master and most of their adventures are centred around a local railway line and station. The attention to detail is spot on and there's instant nostalgia from the depiction of a long-forgotten world.

Lionel Jeffries was an expert at his craft and this was obviously a labour of love for him, given that he served as both writer and director. And THE RAILWAY CHILDREN is a classic for a reason: it's a pure feel-good film that manages to create a cheerful, joyous atmosphere without ever coming across as twee or schmaltzy. Jenny Agutter and the other children are the focus of the story, but it's Bernard Cribbins as the lovable Perks who really steals all of the scenes in which he appears.

What I particularly liked about this story is that it isn't sugar coated. Injustice, illness, and injury all play a big part here, and it's noticeable how all the best children's films deal with adult themes alongside the kiddie stuff. One scene, involving an injured boy on the line, is more than reminiscent of a public safety film from the 1970s. Overall THE RAILWAY CHILDREN is pure feel-good entertainment and a film it would be tough for anybody to dislike.

Reviewed by neil-476 9 / 10

A wonderful film

The Railway Children was on TV again this weekend, and I had forgotten how good it was.

If I have a criticism, it is that the episodic structure sometimes shows a little too clearly, there being little narrative flow from sequence to sequence. The charm and beauty of the film are such that this matters very little, however.

I won't revisit the comments of others, other than to add my vote for the final scene on the platform as being possibly the single most emotional scene in the history of British cinema: as a cynical old git passing through middle age rather too quickly I, too, find I cannot even think of that moment without being hit with a severe case of "I've got something in my eye." In fact, it's not just something in my eye, it moves things around inside me, too, with that beautiful happy pain we sometimes feel.

And Jenny Agutter was exquisitely beautiful in this film, standing with one foot in childhood and one in young womanhood, and bringing qualities of both to her portrayal of a girl having to grow up rather too quickly.

Plus a quick plaudit for Bernard Cribbins. Regarded mostly as a lightweight actor, he deftly created a Perks of great humanity.

Reviewed by classicsoncall 8 / 10

"Well, we've often wanted something to happen, and now it has."

Wrongfully convicted of treason, Charles Waterbury (Iain Cuthbertson) is sentenced to five years of penal servitude. His family in dire straits moves to the English countryside from London with most of their worldly possessions left behind. What follows is a genuinely heartwarming story that focuses on the three Waterbury children who, in an effort to maintain a positive outlook, develop personal relationships with the citizens of Yorkshire and more than a passing acquaintance with riders on the steam train that travels daily past their new home.

Now I'm not sure if most siblings would be this outgoing, but the Waterbury children seem to have hearts of gold. It appears second nature for them to take in a stranded Russian with a broken leg, prevent a serious train accident due to a landslide, and nurse back to health an injured runner when they find him unconscious. All the while, they keep an unspoken promise never to inquire of their missing father so their mother (Dinah Sheridan) can be spared further grief.

The takeaway for most viewers will certainly be the unselfishness of the Waterbury children, and from them we can all learn a lesson of selfless charity and humility. Particularly impressive was the way they won over station agent Perks (Bernard Cribbins) who initially railed at what he considered a snipe at his family's circumstances. With gentle touches of humor and old fashioned family values, "The Railway Children" is well recommended for families with it's lessons of positive attitude, selfless charity and a conviction that negative circumstances don't last forever.

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