The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) | |
| Director(s) | Charles Crichton |
| Producer(s) | Michael Truman, Michael Balcon (executive uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Comedy |
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The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) was a Comedy Film directed by Charles Crichton and produced by Michael Balcon and Michael Truman.
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The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953): A Review by Kyle Edwards
By Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001 From Out of the Past - A Classic Film BlogThe Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) is an early-1950s British comedy which tells a story similar to many real occurrences throughout the world. After Britain's large, nationalized railroad company "British Railways" decides to cease operations over a rural branch line, a small group of concerned locals ... Read full article
The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953): A Review by Kyle Edwards
By Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001 From Out of the Past - A Classic Film BlogThe Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) is an early-1950s British comedy which tells a story similar to many real occurrences throughout the world. After Britain's large, nationalized railroad company "British Railways" decides to cease operations over a rural branch line, a small group of concerned locals ... Read full article
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Writer T.E.B. Clarke was a neighbor of Richard Beeching, then Director of ICI, at the time of filming. Beeching's 1963 report "The Re-shaping of British Railways" resulted in the wholesale closure of many branch lines like the one portrayed in the movie.
Writer T.E.B. Clarke ("Tibby") was inspired to write the Titfield Thunderbolt saga after a 1951 visit to the volunteer-operated Talyllyn Railway, which carries passengers along the Cambrian coast between Tywyn and Abergynolwyn, in Wales. "The Titfield Thunderbolt" reflects Clarke's fascination with the volunteers' preservationist spirit there.
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