
The Children
1990-05-18 · 88 min · ★ 4.9
After years working in Brazil, middle-aged engineer Martin Boyner returns to Switzerland to marry his longtime friend, the recently widowed Rose Sellars. En route, he encounters an old acquaintance and soon finds himself entranced by and then caring for her seven emotionally abandoned children. The oldest girl, Judith, quickly beguiles Martin with her unsettling blend of innocence and maturity. And suddenly Martin's orderly blueprint for the future is thrown into disarray as Judith's youth and spirit transform his routine life into a dangerously passionate new equation.
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- Directors
- Tony Palmer
- Production companies
- Isolde Films, Hemdale Film Corporation, Arbo-Film, Maran Film, Film4 Productions
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Ben KingsleyMartin Boyne
Kim NovakRose Sellars
Karen BlackSybil Lullmer
Geraldine ChaplinJoyce Wheater
Britt EklandZinnia Wrench
Rupert GravesGerald Ormerod
Rosemary LeachScopy
Terence RigbyThe Duke of Mendip
Donald SindenLord Wrench
Robert StephensAzariah Dobree
Joe Don BakerCliffe Wheater
Siri NealJudith
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