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Robbie

1979

13 minutes

Horror

Overview

Young Robbie, a keen footballer and a railway enthusiast, is persuaded by his big brother to go through a hole in a railway fence on to the track for some reason. His laces become caught on the tracks and he has an accident so serious that he will never play football again. A film for showing to eight to eleven-year old children and their parents, which points out the folly of breaking railway fences and trespassing on the line, and illustrates the immediate dangers. Part of BFI collection "The Age of the Train".

Top Cast

Peter Purves headshot

Peter Purves

Narrator

Robin Crane headshot

Robin Crane

Robbie

Deborah Norton headshot

Deborah Norton

Mum

Peter Bolt headshot

Peter Bolt

Bert

Gary Forbes headshot

Gary Forbes

Jake

Alison Bond headshot

Alison Bond

Sally

Matthew Roberton headshot

Matthew Roberton

P.C.

Philippa Howell headshot

Philippa Howell

W.P.C.