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The all-girl school foil an attempt by train robbers to recover two and a half million pounds hidden in their school.The all-girl school foil an attempt by train robbers to recover two and a half million pounds hidden in their school.The all-girl school foil an attempt by train robbers to recover two and a half million pounds hidden in their school.
- Awards
- 1 win
Desmond Walter-Ellis
- Leonard Edwards
- (as Desmond Walter Ellis)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe mock newspaper just before the end has a line stating that Ringo is upset at St Trinians being honoured. This is a reference to many establishment figures voicing complaints at The Beatles being recently honoured with MBEs.
- GoofsTowards the end, the three trains are travelling backwards and forwards on the up and down lines, two of these are steam trains and the passenger train is electric. However there is no third rail to provide electricity for the passenger train.
Correction! The "electric train" is actually Diesel Electric, which means it carries an engine to generate electricity to drive it. Therefore it does not require a third rail.
- Quotes
Alphonse of Monte Carlo: [about his two daughters education] The poor lambs were only receiving the three R's, so to speak.
Amber Spottiswood: Well it's always nice to have your R's to fall back on I always say.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Unforgettable Frankie Howerd (2000)
- SoundtracksSt. Trinian's School Song
(uncredited)
Music by Malcolm Arnold
Lyrics by Sidney Gilliat and Val Valentine
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Fun as the comedy series gets back on track.
I really wasn't expecting to enjoy this movie. After all, the previous film in this series, 'The Pure Hell Of' was a bit of a disappointment and the question was, six years later, could this movie get the series back on track?
The answer is yes, 'The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery', after a slightly slow start, is a very funny movie, the funniest in the series since 'Blue Murder'. Learning from the mistakes of 'Pure Hell', this movie returns to the school-based comedy that we all know and love.
It has its faults, of course. For example some of the series' most familiar faces are absent (there is no Alistair Sim or Joyce Grenfell, for example), while a sadly ill-looking Eric Barker appears only for a few seconds. But all in all, the influx of new faces (including the likes of Frankie Howerd and Dora Bryan) works to the movie's advantage. Also the rail track capers that conclude the movie are very funny indeed.
The less said about the awful theme song, the better I think, but any movie that contains the line 'Knock them about democratically' deserves to be remembered.
The answer is yes, 'The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery', after a slightly slow start, is a very funny movie, the funniest in the series since 'Blue Murder'. Learning from the mistakes of 'Pure Hell', this movie returns to the school-based comedy that we all know and love.
It has its faults, of course. For example some of the series' most familiar faces are absent (there is no Alistair Sim or Joyce Grenfell, for example), while a sadly ill-looking Eric Barker appears only for a few seconds. But all in all, the influx of new faces (including the likes of Frankie Howerd and Dora Bryan) works to the movie's advantage. Also the rail track capers that conclude the movie are very funny indeed.
The less said about the awful theme song, the better I think, but any movie that contains the line 'Knock them about democratically' deserves to be remembered.
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- david-697
- Oct 19, 2003
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- Also known as
- El gran robo al tren de St. Trinian
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- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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