The Children

movie

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.

Cast & crew

Terence Rigby · Marie Helvin · Tony Palmer · Kim Novak · Geraldine Chaplin · Rupert Graves · Ben Kingsley · Britt Ekland · Edith Wharton · Donald Sinden · Timberlake Wertenbaker · Karen Black · Rosemary Leach

Studios & networks

Arbo-Film · Film4 Productions · Hemdale Film Corporation · Isolde Films · Maran Film