Train of Events
1949
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Synopsis
A train disaster is told in four short stories to give character studies of the people involved, how it will affect them and how they deal with it.
Train of Events (1949) is a 1h 28min drama feature film by Charles Crichton. A train disaster is told in four short stories to give character studies of the people involved, how it will affect t...
Key facts
Cast
Jack Warner, Gladys Henson, Patric Doonan, Valerie Hobson, Joan Dowling, Olga Lindo, Susan Shaw, Philip Dale
Original language
English
First release
January 18, 1949 (United Kingdom)
Setting
London
Crew
Screenplay
Angus MacPhail, Basil Dearden, Ronald Millar, T. E. B. Clarke
Producer
Michael Balcon
Cinematography
Gordon Dines, Lionel Banes
Editing
Bernard Gribble
Stills
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Festival History
Titles
| Original title | Train of Events | English |
| Alternate title | The Engine Driver | |
| Alternate title | The Composer | |
| Alternate title | The Actor | |
| Alternate title | The Prisoner-of-War |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | January 18, 1949 |
Versions & editions
| Original version (English) |
Full credits
| Director | Charles Crichton, Sydney Cole, Basil Dearden |
| Cast | Jack Warner (Jim Hardcastle), Gladys Henson (Mrs. Hardcastle), Patric Doonan (Ron Stacey), Valerie Hobson (Stella), Joan Dowling (Ella), Olga Lindo (Mrs. Bailey), Susan Shaw (Doris Hardcastle), Philip Dale (Hardcastle's Fireman), Miles Malleson (Johnson, the Timekeeper), Leslie Phillips (Stacey's Fireman), Percy Walsh (District Superintendent), Will Ambro (Lancashire Railwayman), John Clements (Raymond Hillary), Irina Baronova (Irina Norozova), John Gregson (Malcolm Murray-Bruce), Gwen Cherrell (Charmian), Jacqueline Byrne (Television Announcer), Neal Arden (The Compere), Thelma Grigg (The Harpist), Laurence Payne (Richard), Denis Webb (Clerk at Shipping Office), Peter Finch (Philip Mason), Mary Morris (Louise), Laurence Naismith (Joe Hunt), Doris Yorke (Mrs. Hunt), Michael Hordern (First Plain Clothes Man), Charles Morgan (Second Plain Clothes Man), Mark Dignam (Bolingbroke), Guy Verney (The Producer), Philip Ashley (Actor), Bryan Coleman (Actor), Henry Hewitt (Actor), Lyndon Brook (Actor) |
| Screenplay | Angus MacPhail, Basil Dearden, Ronald Millar, T. E. B. Clarke |
| Producer | Michael Balcon |
| Cinematography | Gordon Dines, Lionel Banes |
| Editing | Bernard Gribble |
| Costumes | Anthony Mendleson |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
