Watch a behind-the-scenes video below, shot in 1973 during the filming of “Swallows and Amazons (1974)” at Bowness-on-Windermere, the location…
Watch a behind-the-scenes video of the Amazon boathouse, during the filming of Swallows and Amazons (1974), shot at ‘Beckfoot’ on…
When I met up with Lesley Bennett in the Netherlands this summer, she kindly allowed me to take copies of the snaps she took while filming ‘Swallows and Amazons’ (1974) on location…
In the feature film ‘Swallows and Amazons’ (1974) the part of Peggy Blackett was played by Lesley Bennett. She was an experienced dingy sailor and enjoyed …
The Making of Swallows and Amazons (1974) will be of interest to anyone who has seen the film, but also to everyone who is a fan of Ransome and his famous book, which tells the story of a summer in 1929 when a group of children camp on an island in the …
Swallows & Amazons 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 pirates threaten all they hold dear. Rafe Spall, Kelly Macdonald …
In these days of special effects- driven blockbusters and graphic R-rated video games, Swallows and Amazons cannot really compete – and it does not want to. While it does deliver an action sequence in the finale, featuring boats and a seaplane, kids …
If anyone gets swept up in “Swallows and Amazons ,” a kids’ adventure with an unapologetically old-fashioned Bobbsey Twins vibe, it will be very young moviegoers. Their grown-ups will at least get a break from frenetic cartoons, along with lovely views …
The 2016 “Swallows and Amazons” film opens from today in the USA, with a limited release in selected cinemas and a wider release on Cable TV, digital video-on-demand and library/college services as follows: Digital video-on-demand: Amazon Video FandangoNow Google Play iTunes Vudu Non-Theatrical Digital: Hoopla (libraries) Kanopy (libraries + colleges) Cable TV services: AT&T DirecTV…