Swallows and Amazons

1974

Action / Adventure / Family

7
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 77%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 77% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.4/10 10 1232 1.2K

lake district island holiday boat camping based on children's book

Plot summary

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.

Director

Claude Whatham Photo
Claude Whatham

Top cast

John Franklyn-Robbins Photo
John Franklyn-Robbins as Young Billy
Mike Pratt Photo
Mike Pratt as Mr. Dixon
Virginia McKenna Photo
Virginia McKenna as Mrs. Walker
Suzanna Hamilton Photo
Suzanna Hamilton as Susan Walker - Swallow
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754.98 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
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24.000 fps
1 hr 32 min
Seeds 2
1.44 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24.000 fps
1 hr 32 min
Seeds 1

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by julian-344 7 / 10

Still worth watching

Yes, pretty wooden acting from the children, but I think that was pretty common 34 years ago! However, it's still a good film.Regarding the likelihood of any parent allowing their children to do what the Walkers did, even at the time - my uncle aged 14 was allowed to take his two younger brothers (10 and 8) overnight camping in a very similar boat on the Solent in 1926 - a far more dangerous place to sail! They were all "not duffers, didn't drown".I think the film still appeals to younger kids. I took my god-daughter and a friend (8 and 6) to the island in a small dinghy with tan sails, and we lit a fire at the camp ground and filled a kettle from the lake, just as the Walkers do in the film. That was in 2005, and they loved it!
Reviewed by Prismark10 4 / 10

Bland adaptation of a children's book

Set in 1929, the four Walker children go with their mother for a holiday in the Lake District of England.They sail a dinghy called named Swallow and form a rivalry with the Blackett girls who have a dinghy named Amazon.The Walker children camp on a small island in the lake where they engage in a pirate adventure with the Blacketts.The Blacketts' Uncle Jim accuses the Walker's of stealing his chest although one of them noticed some strange men hanging about.This is a slight children's tale which now looks listless, nothing much exciting happens. Ronald Fraser's Uncle Jim is just all wrong in his characterisation. It looks like Arthur Ransome's book was gutted in the adaptation.
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