Railway with a Heart of Gold (1965)
Género : Documental
Tiempo de ejecución : 14M
Director : Carson Davidson
Sinopsis
This film is an account of the Talyllyn Railway, a historic narrow-gauge slate carrier in Tywyn, Wales, and its operation by a preservation society who saved it from being sold for scrap. Although the release date is 1965, it was actually filmed in the early 1950s. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.
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