The Railway Children 1970 ‧ Family/Adventure ‧ 1h 49m

After Charles Waterbury (Iain Cuthbertson) is imprisoned on false charges of selling state secrets, his wife (Dinah Sheridan) must move to a small house near a railway station. The Waterbury children -- Bobbie (Jenny Agutter), Phyllis (Sally Thomsett) and Peter (Gary Warren) -- occupy themselves watching the trains, even befriending a gentleman (William Mervyn) who frequents the station. When the children discover what has happened to their father, their new friend provides key assistance.
Release date: December 22, 1970 (UK)
Starring: Jenny Agutter; Sally Thomsett; Gary Warren; Dinah Sheridan; Bernard Cribbins; William Mervyn; Ann Lancaster
Story by: Edith Nesbit
Directed by: Lionel Jeffries
Adapted from: The Railway Children
Distributed by: Universal Pictures, MGM-EMI