The Titfield Thunderbolt
1953
The Comedy Hit of the Year!
- Charles Crichton
- 1h 24m
- March 4, 1953 · United Kingdom
Overview
When British Railways announce the closure of the Titfield to Mallingford branch line a group of local residents make a bid to run it themselves, backed by a monied member of the community who is attracted by the complete lack of licensing hours on trains. Unfortunately the local bus company starts to use methods that can hardly be seen as fair competition.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 4, 1953
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- Ealing Studios,Michael Balcon Productions
- Cast
- Stanley Holloway,George Relph,Naunton Wayne,John Gregson,Godfrey Tearle,Hugh Griffith,Gabrielle Brune,Sidney James,Reginald Beckwith,Edie Martinand 12 more
- Director
- Charles Crichton
- Writer
- T. E. B. Clarke
- Producer
- Michael Truman,Michael Balcon
- Cinematography
- Douglas Slocombe
- Music
- Georges Auric
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
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