Swallows and Amazons Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Four children (The Swallows) go on a sailing adventure to an island where they encounter a rival group of kids (The Amazons). Rivalry quickly turns to comradery when pirate threaten all they hold dear.

Plot

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Plot

Follows four children who dream of escaping from the tedium of a summer holiday. When finally given permission to camp on their own on a remote island in the middle of a vast lake, they are overjoyed. But when they arrive, they discover they may not be alone and a desperate yet whimsical battle for ownership of the island ensues, where both skill and luck play a hand. Simultaneously, the dangers of an adult world, on the brink of war, encroach on their paradise and intertwine with their lives, in the form of a mysterious pair of Russian spies hot on the tail of the enigmatic Jim Turner. The children must ban together from both groups, learn skills of survival, responsibility, and the all-important value of friendship to save a family member.

Cited as official plot version from samuelgoldwynfilms.com

Adventure Comedy Family Adaptation

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Swallows and Amazons.

• R
  Rafe Spall

  William Tell, Prometheus

• A
  Andrew Scott

  Back In Action, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

• K
  Kelly MacDonald

  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II, Anna Karenina

• P
  Philippa Lowthorpe

Crew Behind the Film

The Swallows and Amazons behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Philippa Lowthorpe last directed Misbehaviour and H Is For Hawk. The film's writer Andrea Gibb last wrote Dear Frankie.

Director

Philippa Lowthorpe

Screenwriter

Andrea Gibb

Producer

Nick Barton

Production Details

What we know about the Swallows and Amazons movie production.

Key Facts

• Based on Arthur Ransome's novel of the same name.

Production Updates for Swallows and Amazons

May 2017

Completed

Changed Swallows and Amazons movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Mar 2015

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Rafe Spall will star in a new adaptation of Arthur Ransome’s novel.

May 2011

Announced

Changed the movie production status to Announced. No additional details available for this status.

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