Product Details

• Actors: Jill Eikenberry, Kevin Dobson, Linda Manz, Graham Fletcher-Cook, Melissa Michaelsen
• Directors: William A. Graham
• Writers: Dorothea G. Petrie, Millard Lampell
• Producers: Dorothea G. Petrie, Marian Rees, Roger Gimbel, Tony Converse
• Format: Color, EP, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Inspired Corporation
• VHS Release Date: November 8, 1994
• Run Time: 143 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6301118413
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #136,177 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Show or have this one shown at school!, September 9, 2000

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Gene Bitner (Amarillo, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Orphan Train [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I first taped this outstanding movie from television when it was run on one of the major networks many years ago. Before I retired from teaching 6th and then 4th graders, I showed it every year-- not as just entertainment, but as an excellent social studies and "values" teaching tool. The children LOVED it! Of course the movie's theme is based on *many* true stories of the Orphan Trains which ran not only in the U.S. but also in Canada. With but a little research I was able to find "local" stories of people who actually came to the Texas Panhandle on such trains. And I note that there are several books on the subject which could also be used in conjunction with the movie.

An added value of the movie is to make today's children know how *lucky* they have it today. The movie also illustrates how the first photography worked, how some of the children risked abuse by uncaring families, and how rampant outright bigotry was in those days.

This video would make a wonderful gift for libraries in schools which know the value of good audio-visuals!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Needs to be on DVD., May 22, 2005

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prince of reviews "Jack" (Orlando, Florida United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Orphan Train [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I have seen this movie on TV over 25 years ago when I was a younger man. I loved the children in this movie who are already grown up by now. This is the type of movie that I would want my children to watch if I had any. To whoever has the power to do so. PLEASE MAKE THIS MOVIE INTO A DVD. Thank you

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Orphan Train Review, June 24, 2000

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Carla (Washington state, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Orphan Train [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Orphan Train is a wonderful story of the early life of the NY orphan train, taking homeless children out west to find new homes. You get to know the children, what obsicales they had to overcome and the joy of them finding a home. It is a story of Emma, an orphan herself, undertaking the job that her recently deceased uncle had started, and a story about the children themselves. The children actors and actresses have done a wonderful job portraying their counterparts. The ending is the best part. It always makes me cry happy tears.