Swallows and Amazons (2016)

  • L
  • 08/19/2016 (BR)
  • Adventure, Family
  • 1h 37m

Some summers you treasure forever

Overview

Four children dream of escaping the tedium of a summer holiday with their mother. When finally given permission to camp on their own on an island in the middle of a vast lake, they are overjoyed. But when they get there they discover they may not be alone… The battle for ownership of a lonely island teaches them the skills of survival, the value of friendship and the importance of holding your nerve.

Philippa Lowthorpe

Director

Andrea Gibb

Screenplay

Arthur Ransome

Novel

Cast

Dane Hughes's headshot

Dane Hughes

John Walker
Orla Hill's headshot

Orla Hill

Susan Walker
Teddie-Rose Malleson-Allen's headshot

Teddie-Rose Malleson-Allen

Tatty Walker
Bobby McCulloch's headshot

Bobby McCulloch

Roger Walker
Seren Hawkes's headshot

Seren Hawkes

Nancy Blackett
Hannah Jayne Thorp's headshot

Hannah Jayne Thorp

Peggy Blackett
Rafe Spall's headshot

Rafe Spall

Jim 'Captain Flint' Turner / Polski the Parrot
Kelly Macdonald's headshot

Kelly Macdonald

Mrs. Walker

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