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Children's Island

1985-11-21 · 25 min / episode · Not rated

Action & Adventure · War & Politics

During World War II, a passenger ship travelling from Britain to the USA is torpedoed by a German U-Boat. Eleven children survive the wreck and are swept to a small uninhabited island. Miraculously, they are able to establish radio contact with none other than the grandson of the US president.

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Timothy StarkTommy
Stefan GatesStanley
J.D. RothJ.D. RothWilliam
George MontgomeryGeorge MontgomeryThe President
Richard HainesMr .Grant
Nick Lorentz

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