Swallows and Amazons
Synopsis
Set over an idyllic English summer holiday, the four Walker children and their sailing rivals, the Blacketts, run amok in their boats against the stunning backdrop of the Lake District. The Walkers sail the agile Swallow and the Blacketts commandeer The Amazon, making camp on a nearby island. Their world is one of imagination – filled with pirates and canons, where boats are captured and the enemy has to walk the plank. But when family friend, Uncle Jim is revealed to be a spy, our motley crew are forced to put down their imaginary swords and band together to protect him from his Soviet enemies.
An inspiring adventure for all the family, based on Arthur Ransome’s beloved children’s classics.
Details
- Year
- 2016
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 97 mins
- Director
- Philippa Lowthorpe
- Producer
- Nick Barton, Nick O’Hagan, Joe Oppenheimer
- Executive Producer
- Christine Langan, Natascha Wharton, Danny Perkins, Jenny Borgars, Hugo Heppell, Alexa Seligman, John Jencks, Peter Watson, Steve Milne, Ian Maiden
- Editor
- David Thrasher
- Screenwriter
- Andrea Gibb (screenplay), Arthur Ransome (novel)
- Director of Photography
- Julian Court
- Production Designer
- Suzie Davies
- Music
- Ilan Eshkeri
- Principal Cast
- Rafe Spall, Kelly Macdonald, Andrew Scott, Dane Hughes, Orla Hill, Teddie-Rose Malleson-Allen, Bobby McCulloch, Seren Hawkes, Hannah Jayne Thorp, Jessica Hynes, Harry Enfield
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 20th June 2016
