Swallows and Amazons
1974 | 92m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Claude Whatham |
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| Writer: | Arthur Ransome, David Wood |
| Staring: |
| On holiday with their mother in the Lake District in 1929 four children are allowed to sail over to the nearby island in their boat Swallow and set up camp for a few days. They soon realise this has been the territory of two other girls who sail the Amazon, and the scene is set for serious rivalry. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 01, 1974 |
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| Director: | Claude Whatham |
| Writer: | Arthur Ransome, David Wood |
| Genres: | Family, Adventure |
| Keywords | holiday, boat, camping, island, based on children's book, 1920s |
| Production Companies | Theatre Projects Film Productions Ltd. |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Virginia McKenna | Mrs. Walker |
| Ronald Fraser | Uncle Jim |
| Suzanna Hamilton | Susan Walker |
| Simon West | John Walker |
| Sophie Neville | Titty Walker |
| Stephen Grendon | Roger Walker |
| Kit Seymour | Nancy Blackett |
| Lesley Bennett | Peggy Blackett |
| Brenda Bruce | Mrs Dixon |
| Mike Pratt | Mr Dixon |
| John Franklyn-Robbins | Young Billy |
| Jack Woolgar | Old Billy |
| David Blagden | Policeman |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Dennis C. Lewiston | Director of Photography |
| Michael Bradsell | Editor |
| Simon Holland | Art Direction |
| Ian Whittaker | Set Decoration |
| Emma Porteous | Costume Design |
| Graham Ford | Production Manager |
| David Bracknell | Assistant Director |
| Robin Gregory | Sound |
| Arthur Ransome | Novel |
| Wilfred Josephs | Original Music Composer |
| Claude Whatham | Director |
| David Wood | Screenplay |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Richard Pilbrow | Producer |
| Neville C. Thompson | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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This is a lovely story that those of us (of a certain age) will look back on with a simple fondness. A family go on holiday to the English Lake District where they set up a camp on an island. Soon they are under attack from the "hostiles" - two girls from nearby. After a parley, they agree to join f ... orces with the "Swallow" and the "Amazon" (their boats) signing articles to wage war on the girls' grumpy uncle "Jim". Virginia McKenna and Ronald Fraser play the grown ups fine; but this is essentially as gentle an adaptation as the water on the lake - with some fine performances from the six children who create just enough of a sense of derring-do to keep this engaging little version of the Arthur Ransome story bobbing along nicely.