The Iron Maiden

"It's a Train and a Comedy!"

1963 1h 38m EN

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6.6

SOLID

★6.6TMDB · 9

Comedy

Synopsis

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The film follows Jack Hopkins, an aircraft designer with a passion for traction engines. His boss is eager to sell a new supersonic jet plane that Jack has designed to American millionaire Paul Fisher. The first encounter between Fisher and Jack goes badly, and tensions only heighten after Fisher's daughter Kathy damages Jack's prize traction engine "The Iron Maiden", rendering it impossible to drive solo. Jack is desperate to enter the annual Woburn Abbey steam rally with the machine, but his fireman is injured and unable to participate. When all seems lost the millionaire himself is won over by Jack's plight and joins him in driving the engine; the two soon become firm friends.

“It's a Train and a Comedy!”

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Cast

Michael Craig
Jack Hopkins
Anne Helm
Kathy Fisher
Jeff Donnell
Miriam Fisher
Alan Hale Jr.
Paul Fisher
Noel Purcell
Admiral Sir Digby Trevelyan
Cecil Parker
Sir Giles Thompson
Roland Culver
Lord Upshott
Joan Sims
Nellie Trotter

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gerald Thomas
Writers: Vivian Cox, Leslie Bricusse
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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63 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Archie Ludski shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Michael Craig and Anne Helm and Jeff Donnell carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It's a Train and a Comedy!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0056105 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Gerald Thomas directs. Archie Ludski cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

163 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Editor Archie Ludski shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
3Michael Craig and Anne Helm and Jeff Donnell carry the top of the cast.
4Marketing tagline: "It's a Train and a Comedy!".
5IMDB entry: tt0056105 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.