The Children

The story

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

Ben KingsleyMartin Boyne

Kim NovakRose Sellars

Karen BlackSybil Lullmer

Geraldine ChaplinJoyce Wheater

Britt EklandZinnia Wrench

Rupert GravesGerald Ormerod

Marie Helvin

Marie HelvinThe Princess

Rosemary LeachScopy

Terence RigbyThe Duke of Mendip

Donald SindenLord Wrench

Robert StephensAzariah Dobree

Joe Don BakerCliffe Wheater