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Swallows and Amazons. - Auckland Distributed by Sony Pictures (NZ) Limited 2017.

Catalogued from container. Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment: D92718. Based on the book by Arthur Ransome. Originally released as a motion picture in 2016. Special features: Bringing a classic tale to life; Deleted scenes; Clappers; Sailing with the crew; Interviews with Kelly Macdonald, Andrea Gibb and Rafe Spall.

Produced by Nicholas Barton, Nick O'Hagan and Joe Oppenheimer; written by Andrea Gibb; directed by Philippa Lowthorpe. Produced by Nicholas Barton, Nick O'Hagan and Joe Oppenheimer; written by Andrea Gibb; directed by Philippa Lowthorpe.

Kelly Macdonald, Andrew Scott, Rafe Spall.

Four children (the Swallows) on holiday in the Lake District sail on their own to an island and start a war with rival children (the Amazons). In the meantime, a mysterious man on a houseboat accuses them of a crime they did not commit.

NZ Rating PG: Parental guidance recommended for younger viewers. Note: Low level violence.


DVD ; PAL ; Region 4 ; Dolby digital ; Widescreen 16:9.


In English. English subtitles. [CC] English captions (descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired). [AD] English audio description (descriptive narration).

Standard No.: 9317731134272

Publisher. No.: D92718 Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Subjects--Personal Names:
Ransome, Arthur, 1884-1967

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Swallows (Fictitious characters)--Juvenile films.
Amazons (Fictitious characters : Ransome)--Juvenile films.
Brothers and sisters--Juvenile films.
Camping--Juvenile films.
Sailing--Juvenile films.
Self-reliance in children--Juvenile films.
Imagination--Juvenile films.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Lake District (England)--Juvenile films.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Action and adventure films.

Dewey Class. No.: 791.4372