Robbie

Jan 2, 1979

0h 13m

★ 6.0

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".

Genres

Horror

Production Companies

British Transport Films

Robbie Trailers

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Cast

Narrator

Peter Purves

Robbie

Robin Crane

Mum

Deborah Norton

Bert

Peter Bolt

Jake

Gary Forbes

Sally

Alison Bond

P.C.

Matthew Roberton

W.P.C.

Philippa Howell

The world is turning, the worst in humanity is coming to pass. No one knows what's going on, but speculations goes on. Single mother Brittany struggles in her everyday life, trying to balance raising her children and being a nurse. Dedicated to both she is always making sacrifices. As she gets ready to go to work at a nearby hospital, strange things start happening a little to close to home. People are getting sick with a highly contagious virus of unknown origin that turns people into aggressive killers. The hospital is packed and as the hours go by, the disease progresses until the hospital becomes the epicenter. Brittany barely escapes with her life, and with the help of a small group of patriots, she must fight her way back home and rescue her young children if they are still alive.

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