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Release Date:
January 1, 1965
Original Title:
Runaway Railway
Genres:
Adventure | Crime | Family
Production Companies:
Children's Film Foundation (CFF)
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 55
A group of young railway enthusiasts attempt to stop the closure of the local railway by trying to raise money to buy it and the steam engine "Matilda." They get help from a pair of men claiming to be enthusiasts but who turn out to be robbers who plan to hold up the mail train
Art Direction:
Jack Stephens
Assistant Director:
Dennis Hall
Camera Operator:
Chic Waterson
Continuity:
Helen Whitson
Director:
Jan Darnley-Smith
Director of Photography:
John Coquillon
Editor:
John Bloom
Original Music Composer:
Burnell Whibley
Producer:
George H. Brown
Production Manager:
David W. Orton
Writer:
Henry Geddes
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