The Railway Children

threat and horror

Scenes of threat include the child protagonists standing on or alongside the railway line in order to stop a train before it crashes into some fallen trees, and a moment in which a young boy falls while running through a tunnel, pulling himself clear seconds before a train hurtles past.

additional issues: There are scenes of emotional distress as the children are briefly upset by the disappearance of their father and the short illness of their mother.

Contains scenes of characters in danger

Classified Date:

02/03/2010

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Optimum Releasing

threat and horror

Scenes of threat include the child protagonists standing on or alongside the railway line in order to stop a train before it crashes into some fallen trees, and a moment in which a young boy falls while running through a tunnel, pulling himself clear seconds before a train hurtles past.

additional issues: There are scenes of emotional distress as the children are briefly upset by the disappearance of their father and the short illness of their mother.

Contains scenes of characters in danger

Classified Date:

07/01/1997

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

British Film Institute Ltd

Classified Date:

05/11/1970

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

MGM - EMI

Classified Date:

06/07/2006

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Optimum Releasing

threat and horror

Scenes of threat include the child protagonists standing on or alongside the railway line in order to stop a train before it crashes into some fallen trees, and a moment in which a young boy falls while running through a tunnel, pulling himself clear seconds before a train hurtles past.

additional issues: There are scenes of emotional distress as the children are briefly upset by the disappearance of their father and the short illness of their mother

Contains mild threat

Classified Date:

17/03/2003

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

Classified Date:

07/08/1989

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

Classified Date:

06/06/2022

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Studio Canal

Classified date

02/03/2010
BBFC reference

BFF039079
Language

English

Director(s)

Lionel Jeffries

Production Year

1970

Release date

02/04/2010

Genre(s)

Drama, Children

Approx. running minutes

108m

Cast

Dinah Sheridan, Jenny Agutter, Sally Thomsett, Gary Warren, Bernard Cribbens, Iain Cuthbertson