Play Dates

November 19 – 20 & 25        New York, NY        FILM FORUM
as a part of "Once More With Ealing"

The Titfield Thunderbolt

About

United Kingdom, 1953
Director: Charles Crichton
Producer: Michael Balcon, Michael Truman
Cast: Stanley Holloway, George Relph, Naunton Wayne
Screenwriter: T.E.B. Clarke
Cinematography: Douglas Slocombe
Music: Georges Auric
Genre: Comedy
Color
Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1
Language: English
Running Time: 84 minutes

Synopsis:
When the government decides to shut down a small village's train line, the locals band together with the richest man in town (Stanley Holloway) to operate it privately — despite opposition and sabotage from the town's bus company.

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