The Titfield Thunderbolt remains one of the lesser-known Ealing comedies. This effort from director Charles Crichton - who'd previously directed the better known. PRODUCERS The Titfield Thunderbolt. Produced by Michael Truman and Michael Balcon. SCREENPLAY The Titfield Thunderbolt. Screenplay written by T.E.B. Clarke. British filming locations for the movie 'Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)' including maps, screenshots, and other nearby film locations. The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) Movies, TV, Celebs, and more. The first colour Ealing comedy, The Titfield Thunderbolt (d. Charles Crichton, 1953) marked the beginning of the end of the classic cycle, although there was one more. The Titfield Thunderbolt is a 1953 British comedy film about a group of villagers trying to keep their branch line operating after British Railways decided to close it. Titfield Thunderbolt movie filming locations: Titfield station. FILMING LOCATION: Monkton Combe station (demolished), Mill Lane, Monkton Combe, Directed by Charles Crichton. With Stanley Holloway, George Relph, Naunton Wayne, John Gregson. Volunteers take over their local passenger train service (against bus. READ WHILE LOADING WATCH IN HIGH QUALITY Back in 1896, a branch line for for Tollesbury to Kelvedon was given the go ahead. Construction for the line began. Comments. fahad76 has disabled commenting on The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) DVDRip.