Rent CFF Collection: Vol.2: The Race is On (1978)
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2h 56min
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- Synopsis:
A young Michael Crawford stars in Soapbox Derby (1957) as leader of the Battersea Bats. Filmed in and around south London's dockyards, this action-packed thriller features an excellent slapstick performance from Denis Shaw.
In The Sky-Bike (1967), all Tom Smith can think about is becoming a pilot. When he accidentally stumbles across a prototype man-powered flying machine, he convinces its eccentric inventor, Mr Lovejoy, to let him help get it off the ground. This imaginative, air-borne adventure features character actor Liam Redmond as the down-on-his-luck mastermind behind the flying machine.Sammy's Super T-Shirt (1978) sees our 12-year-old hero setting his heart on winning the Junior Superstar Challenge Cup track race. His secret weapon, a lucky tiger t-shirt, is about to take on a life of its own when it accidentally becomes part of a top-secret scientific experiment, which gives its wearer awesome super strength. Featuring a comic double-act by Richard Vernon and Julian Holloway as the nefarious scientists, this is one of the best-remembered Children's Film Foundation productions. - Actors:
- Reggie Winch, Lawrie Mark, Julian Holloway, Michael Crawford, Keith Davis, Roy Townsend, Liam Redmond, William Lucas, Ellen McIntosh, Spencer Shires, Della Rands, Guy Standeven, Harold Bennett, Harry Locke, Malcolm Kirby, Carla Challoner, Raymond Dudley, Patsy Rowlands
- Directors:
- Charles Frend, Jeremy Summers, Darcy Conyers
- Producers:
- Frank Godwin, Anthony Gilkison, Harold Orton
- Writers:
- Frank Godwin, Harry Robertson, Darcy Conyers, Robert Martin, Charles Frend
- Studio:
- BFI Video
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Children & Family
- Collections:
- Top 10 Cycling Films
