Swallows and Amazons (1974)

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.

Released: Jun 01, 1974

Runtime: 92 minutes

Genre: Adventure, Family

Stars: Virginia McKenna, Ronald Fraser, Suzanna Hamilton, Simon West, Sophie Neville, Stephen Grendon

Crew: Claude Whatham (Director), Arthur Ransome (Novel), Wilfred Josephs (Original Music Composer), Dennis C. Lewiston (Director of Photography), David Wood (Screenplay), Richard Pilbrow (Producer)