Film Night - The Titfield Thunderbolt
Thursday 19 June 2014
The film will start at 19:15 on the big screen in the Hudleston Bar.
Supper will be served at 20:00.
Running time is approx. 80 minutes.
When British Railways announce the closure of the Titfield to Mallingford branch line, a group of local village 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 this puts them into direct competition with the local bus company.
The Titfield Thunderbolt is a 1953 British comedy film about a group of villagers trying to keep their branch line operating after British Railways decide to close it. The film was written by T.E.B. Clarke and was inspired by the restoration of the narrow gauge Talyllyn Railway in Wales, the world's first heritage railway run by volunteers.
It stars Stanley Holloway, George Relph and John Gregson, and was directed by Charles Crichton. Michael Truman was the producer. The film was produced by Ealing Studios and was the first Ealing comedy shot in Technicolor and one of the first colour comedies made in the UK.
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