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Volunteers take over their local passenger train service (against bus company resistance) when the government announces its closure.Volunteers take over their local passenger train service (against bus company resistance) when the government announces its closure.Volunteers take over their local passenger train service (against bus company resistance) when the government announces its closure.
Jack MacGowran
- Vernon Crump
- (as Jack McGowran)
- Director
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If you are, like myself, a fervent anglophile and a terminal railway enthusiast, 'Titfield Thunderbolt' is the film you've spent your whole life seeking for in vain. That charming tale of a village's fight to keep its railway line active celebrates British countryside, trains and traditional values in a quite irresistible way, enhanced by a great cast and a superb technicolor. Despite being not among best-ranked Ealing comedies, 'Titfield Thunderbolt' still is a great feel-good movie, one you're glad to see on rainy or spleen days.
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Did you know
- TriviaThe '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.
- GoofsWhen 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.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Reptile (1966)
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- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Der Titfield-Express
- Filming locations
- Freshford, Somerset, England, UK(Titfield village street and Valentine's house)
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $56
- Runtime1 hour 24 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) officially released in India in English?
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