Rent the titfield thunderbolt 1953 starring stanley holloway and george relph on dvd and bluray. Anything relating to the 1952 ealing studios comedy film the titfield thunderbolt including film locations in somerset, bristol, oxfordshire and london as well as the limpley stoke to camerton railway branch line where most of the action took place. The titfield thunderbolt is very much a play about the importance of community and there was a strong sense of togetherness throughout the performance. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this wikipedia article constitutes fair use. The titfield thunderbolt 1953 filming locations flickr. British villagers stanley holloway, george relph, naunton wayne rally to run their own railway.
North norfolk railways reenactment of the titfield thunderbolt film in celebration of the films 60th anniversary. The titfield mallingford line as depicted in the film the titfield thunderbolt brought to you for ts2016. The titfield thunderbolt pokes fun at bureaucracy, jobsworths and the economic situation which provides the whole family with a delightful evenings fun at the theatre. The road down which the commuters march to catch the thunderbolt is mill lane, which has changed only slightly over the years. When the government plans to close the line down, the locals are in a panicexcept for a group intending to set up an expensive bus service. Public figuresmusicians making musical prehistory since 1969 in richmond, virginia and beyond. The screenplay concerns a group of villagers trying to keep their branch line operating after british railways decided to close it. Locations have been modelled as closely as possible to the film scenes with some extra fe. The first ealing studios comedy shot in color, titfield thunderbolt takes place in a tiny british village serviced by a branch railway line. Over 100,000 german translations of english words and phrases. A guide to the filming of the titfield thunderbolt. This film was made when a real rail line closed in somerset, uk. When british railways announce the closure of the titfield to mallingford branch line a group of local 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. The titfield thunderbolt is a 1953 british comedy film about a group of villagers trying to prevent british railways from closing the fictional titfield branch line.
The camerton branch had in fact been closed by british railways prior to the film being made and, as can be seen, was generally run down and overgrown. You can use the additional services filter to find pubs offering takeoutsdeliveries during this time titfield thunderbolt. British filming locations for the movie titfield thunderbolt 1953 including maps, screenshots, and other nearby film locations. The titfield thunderbolt is rerun in norfolk 60 years. The titfield thunderbolt 2 5 stars 2 out of 5 stars. Gallery of 11 movie poster and cover images for the titfield thunderbolt 1953. German words for thunderbolt include blitz, donnerkeil and blitzstrahl. The titfield thunderbolt is a 1953 british comedy film directed by charles crichton and starring stanley holloway, naunton wayne, george relph and john gregson. Due to the recent events regarding covid19, please be aware that pub opening hours and meal times may not be accurate. The titfield thunderbolt 60th anniversary digitally. The titfield thunderbolt is rerun in norfolk 60 years after the original train ran the iconic railway comedy film, the titfield thunderbolt in 1952, the closure of britains rural railway lines had begun and many people were left without public transport provoking very public fights against the closures. This quickly led to him becoming the resident composer for the series of films commonly known as the ealing comedies named after the studio which. A guide to the filming of the titfield thunderbolt castens, simon on.
Twentyone years later, it was sold to mersey docks along with other old engines and for the. The titfield thunderbolt photos view all photos 1 movie info. For me, the star of the show was alan lades colourful set which not only recreated the village station onstage, but also cleverly allowed the audience to travel on both the train and. Alternative original covers oxted, uk the titfield thunderbolts alternative original covers oxted, uk. He was researching some ideas for a new film and also visiting an old friend who took him to see something which he thought clarke might find interesting, a narrow gauge railway line the talyllyn railway which a had passenger service as far as. In desperation the villagers exploit the 1947 transport. The music for the titfield thunderbolt was written by georges auric 18991983, a very talented french composer who wrote the soundtracks for a large number of french films before finding work in the uk.
With stanley holloway, george relph, naunton wayne, john gregson. A credits list of the actors, writers, producers, directors and other cast and crew involved in the titfield thunderbolt. The titfield thunderbolt was largely filmed on the old former great western railway branch line from limpley stoke to camerton, just to the south of bath. German translation of thunderbolt the official collins englishgerman dictionary online.
The titfield thunderbolt 60th anniversary digitally restored out now 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. The locomotive is 1401, which was the locomotive that was horribly derailed by harry the roller driver, but the carriage is not the wisbech and upwell tram coach that was also wrecked at the same time but the substitute diy carriage constructed on a lowmac using driver sams home. A 1953 comedy film produced by ealing studios set on a fictional british branch line between titfield and mallingford which has been condemned for closure by british railways. This comedy takes place in a tiny british village serviced by a branch railway line. The idea for the titfield thunderbolt came from a visit that t. Clarke and was inspired by the restoration of the narrow gauge talyllyn railway in wales, the worlds first heritage railway run by volunteers.
Kate omara and steven pinder as lady edna chesterford and the reverend sam weech in the titfield thunderbolt at the queens theatre, hornchurch, directed by bob carlton. The titfield thunderbolt ealing comedy about a group of villagers who battle to preserve the local railway line by running it themselves, until they are sabotaged in a midnight raid by a rival bus. The titfield thunderbolts alternative original covers oxted, uk. The titfield thunderbolt 1953 download torrent tpb. The branch line between mallingford and titfield is losing money and british rail is intent on closing it down. I am a little confused by the titfield thunderbolt train pack. Stanley holloway and gabrielle brune in the titfield thunderbolt studio canal.
The titfield thunderbolt, queens, hornchurch stage the. The titfield thunderbolt sarah ogley, rikki lawton, clive flint, amy christina murray and harry gostelow in the titfield thunderbolt. The titfield thunderbolt watch a clip to celebrate the. Volunteers take over their local passenger train service against bus company resistance when the government announces its closure. The film is all about a country branch line which british railways want to close, so the villagers of titfield lead by the reverend weech, the. The titfield thuderbolt event held at the north norfolk railway in 2012 with 1450 disguised as 1401 and the original steam roller and bullnose car that apeared in the film. The titfield thunderbolt 60th anniversary collectors edition is out now on dvd and bluray source.
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