Masterpiece Theatre: Railway Children
starring: Jack Blumenau; Clare Thomas; Jemima Rooper; Jenny Agutter; Michael Kitchen; Valerie Minifie; Melanie Clark Pullen; Georgie Glen; Gregor Fisher; Amanda Walker; Clive Russell; Richard Attenborough; David Bamber; Jane Wood (II); Ian Gain; Bobby Windebank; Velibor Topic; Geoffrey Beevers; Michael Gunn; Paul Trussell
directed by: Catherine Morshead
directed by: Catherine Morshead
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Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781578079636
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, NTSC
ISBN: 1578079632
Label: WGBH BOSTON
Manufacturer: WGBH BOSTON
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: WGBH BOSTON
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 01, 2002
Running Time: 105 minutes
Sales Rank: 20862
Studio: WGBH BOSTON
Theatrical Release Date: November 12, 2000
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Set at the turn of the 20th century, three Edwardian children and their mother move to a country house in Yorkshire after their father is mysteriously taken away by the police. However, their mother refuses to inform the children of the circumstances surrounding their father's disappearance.
The children become fascinated by a nearby railroad, and they faithfully wave to passengers daily. Their kindness helps them make friends with some important travelers, one old gentleman in particular. Can he help solve the mystery of their missing father?
Special DVD features include: Cast list; Masterpiece Theatre poster gallery; access to The Railway Children Web site featuring essays, an interview with leading actress Jenny Agutter, biographies and photos of Golden Age authors, and more; scene selection; English audiotrack; and closed captions.
On one DVD5 disc. Region coding: All regions. Audio: Dolby stereo. Screen format: Widescreen (Anamorphic)
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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
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- A 13-year-old's perspectiveThis movie by the BCC is based on the book The Railway Children by E. Nesbit. It hardly omits anything. ... Read More
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- Very nice family movieFrom reading not very favorible reviews here about 2000's THE RAILWAY CHILDREN I got myself this film to ... Read More
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- Masterpiece Victorian Railway StoryYears ago we use to see Masterpiece Theater movies and they were excellent dramatic movies. This is one such ... Read More
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- 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 ... Read More
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- A Wonderful Family FilmThis a very charming movie set in the turn of 20th the Century.
I have seen both versions and in my option ... Read More
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