The Railway Children

1970 film by Lionel Jeffries
Movie film Q211525
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The Railway Children

Summary

The Railway Children is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (459 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Railway Children's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Railway Children's director is recorded as Lionel Jeffries[4].
  • The Railway Children's screenwriter is recorded as Edith Nesbit[5].
  • The Railway Children's composer is recorded as Johnny Douglas[6].
  • The Railway Children's genre is recorded as children's film[7].
  • The Railway Children's genre is recorded as drama film[8].
  • The Railway Children's genre is recorded as film based on a novel[9].
  • The Railway Children's based on is recorded as The Railway Children[10].
  • The Railway Children's cast member is recorded as Jenny Agutter[11].
  • The Railway Children's cast member is recorded as Gary Warren[12].
  • The Railway Children's cast member is recorded as Sally Thomsett[13].
  • The Railway Children's cast member is recorded as Dinah Sheridan[14].
  • The Railway Children's cast member is recorded as Bernard Cribbins[15].
  • The Railway Children's cast member is recorded as William Mervyn[16].
  • The Railway Children's cast member is recorded as Ann Lancaster[17].
  • The Railway Children's cast member is recorded as Iain Cuthbertson[18].
  • The Railway Children's producer is recorded as Robert Lynn[19].
  • The Railway Children's production company is recorded as EMI Films[20].
  • The Railway Children's director of photography is recorded as Arthur Ibbetson[21].
  • The Railway Children's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0066279[22].
  • The Railway Children's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[23].
  • The Railway Children's color is recorded as color[24].
  • The Railway Children's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 920772[25].
  • The Railway Children's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[26].
  • The Railway Children's publication date is recorded as +1970-01-01T00:00:00Z[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Railway Children's producer is recorded as Robert Lynn[19]. Its director is recorded as Lionel Jeffries[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Edith Nesbit[5]. Cast members include Jenny Agutter[11], Gary Warren[12], Sally Thomsett[13], Dinah Sheridan[14], Bernard Cribbins[15], and William Mervyn[16].

Publication

The Railway Children's publication date is recorded as +1970-01-01T00:00:00Z[27]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[23]. Genres include children's film[7], drama film[8], and film based on a novel[9].

Why It Matters

The Railway Children ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (459 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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