Robbie

197913mNo ratings yet

Horror

Overview

Young Robbie, a keen footballer and a railway enthusiast, is persuaded by his big brother to go through a hole in a railway fence on to the track for some reason. His laces become caught on the tracks and he has an accident so serious that he will never play football again. A film for showing to eight to eleven-year old children and their parents, which points out the folly of breaking railway fences and trespassing on the line, and illustrates the immediate dangers. Part of BFI collection "The Age of the Train".

Keywords

train
injury
short film
campy
traffic safety

Details

Status: Released
Release date: January 2, 1979
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: British Transport Films
Cast: Peter Purves,Matthew Roberton,Robin Crane,Deborah Norton,Philippa Howell,Peter Bolt,Alison Bond,Gary Forbes
Director: Ronald Dunkley
Writer: Ronald Dunkley
Producer: James Ritchie
Cinematography: Ronald Craigen
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0814293