Movie · 1970
The Railway Children
“The railway, the children... and the wonderful secret they'll share with you!”
Released 21 December 1970 109 min Drama / Family More from 1970 → IMDb ↗ · Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
At the dawn of the 20th century, following their father's arrest on suspicion of betraying state secrets, the three Waterbury children—Bobbie, Phyllis and Peter—move with their mother to Yorkshire, where they find themselves involved in unexpected dramas along the railway by their new home.
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How old were they?
Erik Chitty
as Photographer
William Mervyn
as Old Gentleman
Gordon Whiting
as Russian
Dinah Sheridan
as Mrs. Waterbury
Ann Lancaster
as Ruth
David Lodge
as Bandmaster
Brenda Cowling
as Mrs Viney
Bernard Cribbins
as Albert Perks
Iain Cuthbertson
as Charles Waterbury
Peter Bromilow
as Doctor
Deddie Davies
as Mrs Perks
Sally Thomsett
as Phyllis Waterbury
Christopher Witty
as Jim
Jenny Agutter
as Roberta 'Bobbie' Waterbury
Gary Warren
as Peter Waterbury
Beatrix Mackey
as Aunt Emma
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The numbers
47years between the oldest and youngest billed
63Erik Chitty — oldest on the call sheet
16Gary Warren — youngest billed
39average age of the credited cast