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Swallows and Amazons (1974)
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May 1977 (USA) morePlot:
On holiday with their mother in the Lake District in 1929 four children are allowed to sail over to... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
It is like the book but..... more (15 total)Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Virginia McKenna | ... | Mrs. Walker |
| Ronald Fraser | ... | Uncle Jim |
| Simon West | ... | John, Swallow |
| Suzanna Hamilton | ... | Susan Walker, Swallow (as Zanna Hamilton) |
| Sophie Neville | ... | Titty, Swallow |
| Stephen Grendon | ... | Roger, Swallow |
| Kit Seymour | ... | Nancy, Amazon |
| Lesley Bennett | ... | Peggy, Amazon |
| Brenda Bruce | ... | Mrs. Dixon |
| Mike Pratt | ... | Mr. Dixon |
| John Franklyn-Robbins | ... | Young Billy |
| Jack Woolgar | ... | Old Billy |
| David Blagden | ... | Policeman |
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92 minCountry:
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Colour (Eastmancolor)Sound Mix:
MonoFilming Locations:
Lake District, Cumbria, England, UKFAQ
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I have loved the Swallows and Amazons books since I was a child and first saw this movie years ago. It is a reasonably faithful adaptation, though large parts of the book are missing. I enjoyed seeing the film recreation which mostly matched my vision.
Susan is very well played by Zannah Hamilton and really improves on the book character. Roger is a bit gormless and is not as interesting as the book character. Titty, John, Nancy and Peggy work pretty well. Ronald Fraser as Captain Flint is a total disaster and completely misplays the role. The sailing scenes are not well done. The boats are continuously gybing to and fro without really going anywhere.
In conclusion, this film is a good taste of the book, and it would be fun to see more movies of the other S&A books made. The BBC did Coot Club and Big Six quite well some time ago.