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The Titfield Thunderbolt ()

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Volunteers take over their local passenger train service (against bus company resistance) when the government announces its closure.
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Valentine
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Weech
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Blakeworth
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Gordon
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The Bishop
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Dan
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Joan
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Hawkins
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Coggett
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Emily
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Ruddock
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Vernon Crump (as Jack McGowran)
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Alec Pearce
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Seth
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Clegg
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Mrs. Blakeworth
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Police Sergeant
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Station Sergeant
Wensley Pithey ...
A Policeman
Harold Alford ...
Guard
Ted Burbidge ...
Engine Driver
Frank Green ...
Fireman
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Fred Davis ...
Policeman (uncredited)
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Lady Washing Baby (uncredited)
Fred Haggerty ...
Townsman (uncredited)
Bert Harris ...
Driver (uncredited)
George King ...
Fireman (uncredited)
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Policeman (uncredited)
Cyril Lyons ...
A Policeman (uncredited)
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Old Man at Bedroom Window (uncredited)
Sid Mitchell ...
Driver (uncredited)
Mervyn Seal ...
Guard (uncredited)
Frank Sieman ...
Beer Drinker in Valentine's 'Corner' (uncredited)
Bob Stride ...
Fireman (uncredited)

Directed by

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Charles Crichton

Written by

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T.E.B. Clarke ... (original screenplay)

Produced by

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Michael Balcon ... executive producer (uncredited)
Michael Truman ... producer

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Georges Auric

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Douglas Slocombe ... director of photography

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Seth Holt

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Joan Bridge ... color consultant: Technicolor
Harry Aldous ... assistant editor (uncredited)
John Victor Smith ... second assistant editor (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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C.P. Norman

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Harry Frampton ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Harry Kratz ... unit production manager
Hal Mason ... production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Terry Bishop ... second unit director
David Peers ... assistant director
John Assig ... second assistant director (uncredited)
Stanley Coulter ... third assistant director (uncredited)
Peter Crowhurst ... third assistant director (uncredited)
Robert Hamer ... second unit director (uncredited)
Erica Masters ... assistant director (uncredited)
John Meadows ... second assistant director (uncredited)

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Norman Dorme ... draughtsman (uncredited)
Tony Rimmington ... junior draughtsman (uncredited)
Jack Shampan ... draughtsman (uncredited)
Len Wills ... assistant art director (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Arthur Bradburn ... recordist
Stephen Dalby ... sound supervisor
Peter Gilpin ... sound camera operator (uncredited)
Mary Habberfield ... dubbing editor (uncredited)
Robert R. Healy ... dubbing crew (uncredited)
Rex Hipple ... dubbing mixer (uncredited)
Derick McColm ... assistant boom operator (uncredited)
Cyril Swern ... boom operator (uncredited)

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Sydney Pearson ... special effects
E.R. Taylor ... special effects

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Geoffrey Dickinson ... special processes
Eugene Hague ... special processes (as E. Hague)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Paul Beeson ... second unit photography
Jeff Seaholme ... camera operator
Chic Anstiss ... clapper loader (uncredited)
Dennis Bartlett ... camera assistant: second unit (uncredited)
Frank Bassill ... camera operator: second unit (uncredited)
Neil Binney ... clapper loader (uncredited)
Roy Gough ... still photographer (uncredited)
George Pink ... focus puller (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Anthony Mendleson ... wardrobe

Music Department

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Ernest Irving ... conductor / composer: additional music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Felicia Manheim ... continuity
Paddy Girdlestone ... continuity: second unit (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

The residents of a small English village are about to lose their ancient railway. They decide to attempt to rescue it from closure by buying up the line and running it themselves, putting them in direct competition with the local bus company. Written by Blair Stannard

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Taglines Full steam ahead for this comedy classic! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Tortillard pour Titfield (France)
  • Los apuros de un pequeño tren (Spain)
  • Titfīldas ekspresis (Latvia)
  • Titfieldská raketa (Slovakia)
  • Titfield Thunderbolt (Romania)
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  • 84 min
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Trivia The 'Thunderbolt' is a genuine veteran locomotive, its real name is "Lion". It was built for the Liverpool and Manchester railway in 1838, making it 115 years old when it was used in the film. See more »
Goofs When Dan Taylor & Walter Valentine are driving the stolen locomotive through the town, the wheels of the lorry that the replica locomotive was built on can seen in a shot looking from behind. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Battle School (1969). See more »
Soundtracks The Eton Boating Song See more »
Quotes Sam Weech: They can't close our line, it's unthinkable
Gordon: What about the old Canterbury-Whitstable line? They closed that.
Sam Weech: Perhaps there were not men of sufficient faith in Canterbury.
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