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Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Binding: DVD
EAN: 5037115024039
Format: PAL
Number Of Discs: 1
Region Code: 2
Sales Rank: 160371
Theatrical Release Date: November 12, 2000
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Jenny Agutter stars as the mother in this Masterpiece Theater remake of the beloved 1970 Lionel Jeffries film of the same name, in which she played the oldest daughter. This time that role is played by Jemima Rooper, whose face perfectly captures the conflict between her girlhood of railway adventures and her adulthood, in which she comes to understand far more about the disappearance of her father than her younger siblings do. This early 20th-century story based on Edith Nesbit's novel is set in motion when the children's father is taken off in the night from their London home and the family moves to the country in reduced circumstances. The trio take to waving at passing trains for amusement and wind up preventing a derailment, reuniting a Russian prison escapee with his family, and rescuing a schoolboy injured in a tunnel. A couple of their heroics are accomplished with the assistance of a jovial-looking gentleman (Richard Attenborough), who waves to them from the rear car. He turns out to be the owner of the railroad and helps Rooper's character clear her father of a false treason conviction. Agutter does well as the proper British mum with a heart, but this is clearly Rooper's picture. The movie itself is 97 minutes with a few minutes tacked on at the beginning and end for Russell Baker's customary commentary and historical context. --Kimberly Heinrichs
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - A 13-year-old's perspective
This movie by the BCC is based on the book The Railway Children by E. Nesbit. It hardly omits anything. The actors depict the simplicity and good-heartedness of the children, and none of the side-plots are skipped. For example, the children bring the broken-down Russian into their house without thinking twice. Even though they realize that they are poor, they see his distress and want to help him, even if it means a little sacrifice on their part. And when the teenager student, Jim, breaks his ... Read More
Rating: - Very nice family movie
From reading not very favorible reviews here about 2000's THE RAILWAY CHILDREN I got myself this film to see for myself. And I think it is in my opinion a very well made production. Jemima Rooper as the oldest girl Bobbie is very good acting. Little girl Phillis (Clare Thompson) took a bit to get used to because they are all so darn british. Yes, sometimes they are hard to understand, especially the luggage carrier. Nonetheless I got used to all of these characters and loved them by the end of ... Read More
Rating:  - Masterpiece Victorian Railway Story
Years ago we use to see Masterpiece Theater movies and they were excellent dramatic movies. This is one such movie. A little more lighthearted than some, but still the somberness of well off children becoming poor, a father mysteriously is gone one night not to return, and moving to a large but dusty and possibly rat infested house, is not exactly light. Their adventures around the railroad and interesting people they meet make it a treat.
This has a good story, is very well acted, with ... Read More
Rating: - What a wonderful family movie!
This movie, Railway Children, is based on the book by E. Nesbit. It is reasonably faithful to the book. The characters are delightful. The scenery is gorgeous. It is a trip back to the time when manners (and morals) were as natural as breathing. My daughters adore it.
Rating: - A Wonderful Family Film
This a very charming movie set in the turn of 20th the Century.
I have seen both versions and in my option they are both very fine movies that the whole family can watch.
I have to agree with one of the reviews, the brief commentary at the beginning and the end of the movie
is in my view detrimental to the production. I really dont understand why the writers did that.
Other then then the commentary the movie is very fine.
The acting is wonderful, the settings and costumes ... Read More
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