
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.
Release Date: 6/1/1974
Runtime: 92 minutes
Languages: English
Director: Claude Whatham
00Companies: Theatre Projects Film Productions Ltd.
Countries: United Kingdom
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This is a lovely story that those of us (of a certain age) will look back on with a simple fondness. A family go on holiday to the English Lake District where they set up a camp on an island. Soon they are under attack from the "hostiles" - two girls from nearby. After a parley, they agree to join forces with the "Swallow" and the "Amazon" (their boats) signing articles to wage war on the girls' grumpy uncle "Jim". Virginia McKenna and Ronald Fraser play the grown ups fine; but this is essentially as gentle an adaptation as the water on the lake - with some fine performances from the six children who create just enough of a sense of derring-do to keep this engaging little version of the Arthur Ransome story bobbing along nicely.

Virginia McKenna
Mrs. Walker

Ronald Fraser
Uncle Jim

Suzanna Hamilton
Susan Walker

Simon West
John Walker
Sophie Neville
Titty Walker
Stephen Grendon
Roger Walker
Kit Seymour
Nancy Blackett
Lesley Bennett
Peggy Blackett

Brenda Bruce
Mrs Dixon

Mike Pratt
Mr Dixon

John Franklyn-Robbins
Young Billy
Jack Woolgar
Old Billy
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