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Swallows and Amazons

Set in 1929, and based upon Arthur Ransome's immortal children's novel, "Swallows and Amazons" is the story of a group of children who man two sailing dinghies,'Swallow' and 'Amazon', and plan mock 'sea-battles'.

Director

Claude Whatham

Year

Genre

adventure, family

Box Office

N/A

Production

Theatre Projects Film Productions Ltd.

Awards

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Mother - Mrs. Walker

Virginia McKenna

Uncle Jim

John Walker - Swallow

Titty Walker - Swallow

Susan Walker - Swallow

Suzanna Hamilton

Roger Walker - Swallow

Stephen Grendon

Nancy Blackett - Amazon

Peggy Blackett - Amazon

Mrs. Dixon

Mr. Dixon

Young Billy

John Franklyn-Robbins

Old Billy

Policeman

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Where are we? - Swallows and Amazons

- Please, can we go exploring?
- It's a little late. - Swallows and Amazons

- Please, can we go exploring? - It's a little late.

Stand by to go about.
Ready, about. - Swallows and Amazons

Stand by to go about. Ready, about.

Well sailed. - Swallows and Amazons

"Better drowned than duffers,
if not duffers, won't drown." - Swallows and Amazons

"Better drowned than duffers, if not duffers, won'...

- Does that mean yes?
- I think so. - Swallows and Amazons

- Does that mean yes? - I think so.

- Hoist the sail, Mr Mate.
- Aye aye, sir. - Swallows and Amazons

- Hoist the sail, Mr Mate. - Aye aye, sir.

Here we are, intrepid explorers - Swallows and Amazons

Here we are, intrepid explorers

Look, John, over there. - Swallows and Amazons

Look, John, over there.

Oh, he's writing. - Swallows and Amazons

Oh, he's writing.

How about there
for a landing place? - Swallows and Amazons

How about there for a landing place?

Susan, you come forward
and take this halyard. - Swallows and Amazons

Susan, you come forward and take this halyard.

Hey! - Swallows and Amazons

What a lovely place for a camp. - Swallows and Amazons

What a lovely place for a camp.

Natives. - Swallows and Amazons

Lovely. You can see the fireplace
from inside. - Swallows and Amazons

Lovely. You can see the fireplace from inside.

Oh, can I come? - Swallows and Amazons

Oh, can I come?

That's got scum in it. - Swallows and Amazons

That's got scum in it.

We ought to have brought machetes
like Red Indians use. - Swallows and Amazons

We ought to have brought machetes like Red Indians use.

Wow! - Swallows and Amazons

Ooh, sorry. - Swallows and Amazons

Are you all right? - Swallows and Amazons

Are you all right?

Hello. - Swallows and Amazons

It's cold. - Swallows and Amazons

Mind now. - Swallows and Amazons

How far down is your hook, Susan? - Swallows and Amazons

How far down is your hook, Susan?

It's a shark!
It's a shark! - Swallows and Amazons

It's a shark! It's a shark!

- He must have fired his cannon.
- Look over there! - Swallows and Amazons

- He must have fired his cannon. - Look over there!

They're pirates. - Swallows and Amazons

They're pirates.

If they are pirates, why did
the pirate on the houseboat fire at them? - Swallows and Amazons

If they are pirates, why did the pirate on the houseboat fir...

Why is he waving? - Swallows and Amazons

Why is he waving?

A-M... Am...
A-Z-O-N... Amazon! - Swallows and Amazons

A-M... Am... A-Z-O-N... Amazon!

They've given us the slip. - Swallows and Amazons

They've given us the slip.

Roger, you stay here
and look after Swallow. - Swallows and Amazons

Roger, you stay here and look after Swallow.

And four bottles of grog, please. - Swallows and Amazons

And four bottles of grog, please.

That's a nice little ship
you've got there. - Swallows and Amazons

That's a nice little ship you've got there.

Anything to report, Boy Roger? - Swallows and Amazons

Anything to report, Boy Roger?

Roger, put them back,
they're for supper. - Swallows and Amazons

Roger, put them back, they're for supper.

Me and Roger pulled her right up. - Swallows and Amazons

Me and Roger pulled her right up.

Hooray! Hurrah! - Swallows and Amazons

Hooray! Hurrah!

Halt. Hands up. - Swallows and Amazons

Halt. Hands up.

Oh, well. - Swallows and Amazons

It must be Niagara. - Swallows and Amazons

It must be Niagara.

- It's a real forest.
- A jungle, almost. - Swallows and Amazons

- It's a real forest. - A jungle, almost.

Look, a Red Indian wigwam. - Swallows and Amazons

Look, a Red Indian wigwam.

Hello, you. - Swallows and Amazons

Sit down. - Swallows and Amazons

Would you like to see
what we keep for luck? - Swallows and Amazons

Would you like to see what we keep for luck?

Young Billy! - Swallows and Amazons

"Called to tell you that you had jolly well
better leave my houseboat alone. - Swallows and Amazons

"Called to tell you that you had jolly well better leav...

A fine place for a lookout. - Swallows and Amazons

A fine place for a lookout.

What are you wearing? - Swallows and Amazons

What are you wearing?

Swallows forever! - Swallows and Amazons

Swallows forever!

"25 years ago this day - Swallows and Amazons

"25 years ago this day

I'll have to sleep up a tree
for fear of ravenous beasts. - Swallows and Amazons

I'll have to sleep up a tree for fear of ravenous beast...

Well, here goes. - Swallows and Amazons

Well, here goes.

I expect they've gone
to meet the Blackett children. - Swallows and Amazons

I expect they've gone to meet the Blackett children.

Duffer.
That's for looking too hard. - Swallows and Amazons

Duffer. That's for looking too hard.

We're in the river. - Swallows and Amazons

We're in the river.

Wildcat Island
and the Amazons forever! - Swallows and Amazons

Wildcat Island and the Amazons forever!

It's easier if you slope the oars
down and forwards. - Swallows and Amazons

It's easier if you slope the oars down and forwards.

It... it's all stuck up with lily stalks
between the rudder and the boat. - Swallows and Amazons

It... it's all stuck up with lily stalks between the ru...

Look.
What's that? - Swallows and Amazons

Look. What's that?

- Are you cold, Roger?
- Rather. - Swallows and Amazons

- Are you cold, Roger? - Rather.

Jolly good idea of theirs
to put lights on the marks. - Swallows and Amazons

Jolly good idea of theirs to put lights on the marks.

- Ahoy there, Swallows!
- Swallows, ahoy! - Swallows and Amazons

- Ahoy there, Swallows! - Swallows, ahoy!

Swallows, ahoy! - Swallows and Amazons

Swallows, ahoy!

One, two... - Swallows and Amazons

57, 58... - Swallows and Amazons

What's the matter? - Swallows and Amazons

What's the matter?

Give me the painter. - Swallows and Amazons

Give me the painter.

- It's Amazon.
- She's adrift. - Swallows and Amazons

- It's Amazon. - She's adrift.

Hurry up. - Swallows and Amazons

Young man, erm...
it's altogether my fault. - Swallows and Amazons

Young man, erm... it's altogether my fault.

Ow!
My knee! - Swallows and Amazons

Roger! - Swallows and Amazons

Whoops. - Swallows and Amazons

Perhaps he can't swim.
I never thought of that. - Swallows and Amazons

Perhaps he can't swim. I never thought of that.

Sharks! Sharks!
The place is stiff with them. - Swallows and Amazons

Sharks! Sharks! The place is stiff with them.

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Set in 1929, and based upon Arthur Ransome's immortal children's novel, "Swallows and Amazons" is the story of a group of children who man two sailing dinghies,'Swallow' and 'Amazon', and plan mock 'sea-battles'.

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Director: Claude Whatham

Writer: David Wood, Arthur Ransome

Production: Theatre Projects Film Productions Ltd.

Genre: adventure, family

Year: 1974

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.4

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 01 May 1977

Awards: N/A

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