The Flying Scot [DVD]

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It has been painted in the traditional early 1960s British Rail green for its first official outing bearing its name plates after the restoration project. a b c d e " "The Flying Scotsman" production notes" (PDF). Verve Pictures . Retrieved 28 June 2007. Review of The Flying Scotsman". TotalFilm.com. Future Publishing. 29 June 2007 . Retrieved 1 March 2009. Such releases as this must always be applauded, as they keep older, less enduring films alive, restore visuals and audio, and provide just enough in the way of trivia and context to pique the interest of film fans to find out more about the genre. The only issue here is one of knowing for whom this presented. It is a slight, unremarkable film, with slight, unremarkable extras. As such this is for the film student or the genre completist only.

The Radio Times Guide to Films gave the film 1/5 stars, writing: "The most noteworthy thing about this crime programme filler is that it was scripted by Norman Hudis, who wrote six Carry On films. As with most British B-movies of the period, a clutch of transatlantic stars were imported to raise the profile, but they couldn't do much to distract from the mediocrity of this train robbery thriller." [8] THE FLYING SCOT is an engagingly low budget little heist movie set on board a train, where a gang of criminals are planning to steal money from the Royal Mail carriage by accessing it from an adjoining compartment. The film has a clever little set-up which sees the plan played out as the thieves would wish before it moves to the real world, where unsurprisingly things are far more unexpected and complex. Ronnie tries to break through from their cabin into the parcel compartment but finds this carriage is different to the last one, with rivets instead of screws, and more solid. Phil comes to help but he is followed by Charlie, the little boy. The train guard brings a bottle of champagne as it is his wedding anniversary today, but does not see Phil in the cabin. One of the three thieves Phil (Alan Gifford) spends most of the film in pain from a stomach ulcer and would be more of a hindrance than help?

I knew British Railways was a bit flakey after WW2, but I never imagined they'd have to change engines five or six times on a single run... The cast were perhaps less well-known (this was a low-budget picture after all) featuring a confusing mix of American’s and English actors which had the net effect of making some of the noirish dialogue a bit out of place on occasion.

The Flying Scotsman is a 2006 British drama film, based on the life and career of Scottish amateur cyclist Graeme Obree. The film covers the period of Obree's life that saw him take, lose, and then retake the world one-hour distance record. The film stars Jonny Lee Miller as Obree, Laura Fraser, Billy Boyd, and Brian Cox.Brooks, Xan (12 July 2006). "Flying Scotsman to launch Edinburgh film fest". The Guardian . Retrieved 28 June 2007. Billy Boyd as Malky McGovern: Obree's manager. When approached to have a role in the film, Boyd knew only the "basic elements" of Obree's story. [6] Boyd, being Scottish, felt it important to have the right script and further promote Scottish film.