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Robbie (1979) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1979 · 13 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Ronald Dunkley
- Starring
- Deborah Norton, Peter Purves, Gary Forbes, Philippa Howell, Peter Bolt, Robin Crane
Robbie, a keen young footballer, is persuaded by his older brother to squeeze through a gap in a fence onto the track. His shoes catch on the rails, causing a serious accident that ends his football career. Made for children, the film warns against fence‑breaking and railway trespassing, showing danger, in the BFI’s ‘The Age of the Train’ collection.
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