Directed by:
Charles CrichtonCinematography:
Douglas SlocombeComposer:
Georges AuricCast:
Stanley Holloway, George Relph, Naunton Wayne, John Gregson, Godfrey Tearle, Hugh Griffith, Sidney James, Jack MacGowran, Reginald Beckwith, Edie Martin (more)Plots(1)
When a corporation threatens to take over a small railway line, a group of villagers decide to try and run it for themselves. The final collaboration between director Charles Crichton and writer T.E.B. Clarke, The Titfield Thunderbolt is a stunningly scenic gem in Ealing's repertoire. Anarchic and, when necessary, silly, The Titfield Thunderbolt brings us often raucous rural scenes in stunning colour. (British Film Institute (BFI))
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The inhabitants of a small town struggle to preserve a tradition threatened by something new, something they are not used to and don't quite believe in - how typically British. The satirical undertone of this comedy (poking fun at nationalization) has somewhat faded over the years, but it is still a decent enough watch, full of pleasantly biting and funny episodes and striking characters of all kinds. You can’t go wring with a duel between a locomotive and a steam roller or a drunken ride on a stolen machine.
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