Swallows and Amazons
1974 · 92 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 1,186 VOTES · DIR. Claude Whatham
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,114 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:03 (Steam train)
00:04:33 (Chickens clucking)
00:08:13 One might almost say, "By gum, we couldn't have lit a fire without them."
00:12:30 Cormorants. We must be near the coast of China.
00:18:31 (All laugh)
00:24:22 Asleep.
00:28:27 Slaves he gets to do all the dirty work.
00:33:48 Oh, nothing. Probably a bird.
00:37:35 It’s time for the parley.
00:40:06 Then you'll see our boathouse, and that's where we live.
00:43:39 Sit down.
00:46:35 - But they can't, they're at war with him. - They'll tell him right enough.
00:49:19 Well, never as near as this.
00:53:03 so don't light them till you're sure we're coming.
00:57:42 I’d heard you'd met them.
01:01:38 Let's go up the river.
01:07:03 (Nancy) Watch the boom, Peggy.
01:11:19 Ugh!
01:15:03 Why were you back so late last night?
01:17:30 You've been an awful pig to John.
01:21:13 Which knee was it?
01:24:45 (All cheer)
01:27:36 That's what they're supposed to be.
99:39:10 Ready, about.
Cast & Characters
Virginia McKenna
Mother - Mrs. Walker
Ronald Fraser
Uncle Jim
Simon West
John Walker - Swallow
Sophie Neville
Titty Walker - Swallow
Suzanna Hamilton
Susan Walker - Swallow
Stephen Grendon
Roger Walker - Swallow
Kit Seymour
Nancy Blackett - Amazon
Lesley Bennett
Peggy Blackett - Amazon
Brenda Bruce
Mrs. Dixon
Mike Pratt
Mr. Dixon
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,114
Dialogue density12.1 lines / min
First line00:00:03
Final line99:39:10
Production Record
DirectorClaude Whatham
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,186