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''The Finishing Line'' is a 1977 Public Information Film commissioned by British Transport Films to combat trespass on Britain's Railways. The premise is as follows: A young boy is sitting on a railway bridge remembering a school assembly given by his headmaster telling the pupils that "The railway is not the games field". The film then becomes an [[Imagine Spot]] about a sports day held on the line. |
''The Finishing Line'' is a 1977 Public Information Film commissioned by British Transport Films to combat trespass on Britain's Railways. The premise is as follows: A young boy is sitting on a railway bridge remembering a school assembly given by his headmaster telling the pupils that "The railway is not the games field". The film then becomes an [[Imagine Spot]] about a sports day held on the line. |
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2RJMCAalkI You can view GuruLarry's review here.] |
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* [[Blood Sport]]: Athletes get extra points for injuring rail passengers and the game non-chalantly continues on as many of the athletes die. |
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* [[Captain Obvious Aesop]]: Don't play games on railway tracks. |
* [[Captain Obvious Aesop]]: Don't play games on railway tracks. |
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* [[Idiot Plot]]: A school sports day on a railway line. |
* [[Idiot Plot]]: A school sports day on a railway line. |