Swallows and Amazons (1974)
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Swallows and Amazons is based on the popular children's book by Arthur Ransome. The film is set in Britain's Lake District in the 1920s. The "swallows" and "amazons" are the members of an Our Gang-ish group of kids. They enjoy a variety of outdoor adventures, linked together more by locale than plotline, and buoyed by the engaging personalities of the children. Swallows and Amazons was followed a decade later by a sequel, Swallows and Amazons: Coot Club. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Virginia McKenna, Ronald Fraser, (more)
- Director(s):
- Claude Whatham
Synopsis of Swallows and Amazons
Swallows and Amazons is based on the popular children's book by Arthur Ransome. The film is set in Britain's Lake District in the 1920s. The "swallows" and "amazons" are the members of an Our Gang-ish group of kids. They enjoy a variety of outdoor adventures, linked together more by locale than plotline, and buoyed by the engaging personalities of the children. Swallows and Amazons was followed a decade later by a sequel, Swallows and Amazons: Coot Club. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Swallows and Amazons
- Virginia McKenna - Mrs. Walker
- Brenda Bruce - Mrs. Dixon
- John Franklyn-Robbins - Young Billy
- Suzanna Hamilton - Susan Walker
- Ronald Fraser - Uncle Jim
- Jack Woolgar - Old Billy
- Simon West - John
- Mike Pratt - Mr. Dixon
- Director(s):
- Claude Whatham
- Writer(s):
- David Wood
- Producer(s):
- Richard Pilbrow
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