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Swallows and Amazons

Swallows and Amazons

Some summers you treasure forever

20166.31h 37m

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.

Directed by Philippa Lowthorpe
Written by Andrea Gibb, Arthur Ransome
Produced by Joe Oppenheimer, Nick Barton, Nick O'Hagan
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Top Cast

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Dane Hughes

John Walker

Orla Hill

Orla Hill

Susan Walker

Teddie Allen

Teddie Allen

Tatty Walker

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Bobby McCulloch

Roger Walker

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Seren Hawkes

Nancy Blackett

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Hannah Jayne Thorp

Peggy Blackett

Rafe Spall

Rafe Spall

Jim 'Captain Flint' Turner / Polski the Parrot

Kelly Macdonald

Kelly Macdonald

Mrs. Walker

Andrew Scott

Andrew Scott

Lazlov

Harry Enfield

Harry Enfield

Mr. Jackson

Themes & Keywords

islandbased on novel or bookboatsummerbased on children's book1930slake district

About Swallows and Amazons

Swallows and Amazons is a adventure, family film released in 2016 exploring themes of island, based on novel or book, boat, summer, based on children's book, 1930s. Directed by Philippa Lowthorpe, it stars Dane Hughes, Orla Hill, Teddie Allen. 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.

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