The Railway Children (Original title)
Dates: 1970 (Copyright), 27 December 1970 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Lionel Jeffries
Synopsis: Story concerns a well-to-do family whose life is turned upside down when the father is unjustly jailed. The family, to save money, go to live on the Yorkshire moors and adapt to village life. The nearby railway becomes the centre of their activities.
Genre: Period drama
Subjects: Trains, Rail transport, Children
Releases
Date: December 1970Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - MonoRuntime: 108 mins Length: 9747 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: MGM-EMI Film Distributors Ltd.
Date: 1990Country: United KingdomRelease type: Home ViewingFormat: VHS Videocassette - Colour - SoundDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Virgin
Date: November 2015Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 104 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(7)
Accessible materials to view(3)
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-628538
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-637063
Status: Viewing
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-638606
Status: Viewing
Digital materials(2)
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-637063
Status: Viewing
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-638606
Status: Viewing
Video materials(1)
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-628538
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Film materials(4)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1221284
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 357 FeetBFI identifier: C-500025
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 9693 FeetBFI identifier: C-142024
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Cyan Separation MatrixBase: AcetateSound: MuteBFI identifier: N-353147
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Dates: 1970 (Copyright), 27 December 1970 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Lionel Jeffries
Synopsis: Story concerns a well-to-do family whose life is turned upside down when the father is unjustly jailed. The family, to save money, go to live on the Yorkshire moors and adapt to village life. The nearby railway becomes the centre of their activities.
Genre: Period drama
Subjects: Trains, Rail transport, Children
Releases
Date: December 1970Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - MonoRuntime: 108 mins Length: 9747 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: MGM-EMI Film Distributors Ltd.
Date: 1990Country: United KingdomRelease type: Home ViewingFormat: VHS Videocassette - Colour - SoundDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Virgin
Date: November 2015Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 104 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(7)
Accessible materials to view(3)
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-628538
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-637063
Status: Viewing
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-638606
Status: Viewing
Digital materials(2)
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-637063
Status: Viewing
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-638606
Status: Viewing
Video materials(1)
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-628538
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Film materials(4)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1221284
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 357 FeetBFI identifier: C-500025
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 9693 FeetBFI identifier: C-142024
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Cyan Separation MatrixBase: AcetateSound: MuteBFI identifier: N-353147
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film