Who minds this from school 
Heres one I got from a torrent site and converted it to a smaller .avi to be able to share here. They used to show this in primary schools needless to say its pretty obvious why it got pulled ha ha
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THE FINISHING LINE - 1977 - Gory UK public information film
"Good morning boys and girls. It has been brought to my notice that some of you have been playing on the railway again. You are old enough to know that the railway is no place for any kind of games...."
Director - John Krish
Production Company - British Transport Films
A schoolboy's daydream of a fantasy sports day in a railway location, where the events are acts of vandalism and trespass, is used to show the injuries and death which can be caused by such behaviour.
The Finishing Line is a short film produced in 1977 by British Transport Films, warning about the dangers children face on railway lines. Withdrawn in 1979.
Director John Krish`s brief was to make a film to deter children from vandalising and playing on railways, and his solution, working with co-writer Michael Gilmour, was a fantasy narrative of a school sports day in which all the events involve railway vandalism or trespass, resulting in injury or death for the competitors. The cumulative effect is shocking, and must have been all the more so for the young audiences to whom the film was screened.
Not surprisingly, it immediately generated controversy, even becoming the subject of a Nationwide (BBC, 1969-84) television debate. Some commentators and parents worried that children would be traumatised, others that it might actually encourage copycat vandalism. Many defended the film as an appropriately tough response to a serious problem. Nonetheless, in 1979 the film was withdrawn and replaced by the much softer Robbie. At this stage, we can only speculate as to which film better achieved the aim they both shared, of preventing injury and loss of life, but The Finishing Line remains among the most audacious public safety films ever made.
Original 16mm, colour
xvid .avi Version (720x512) by curryeater
Running time 20 min
Heres one I got from a torrent site and converted it to a smaller .avi to be able to share here. They used to show this in primary schools needless to say its pretty obvious why it got pulled ha ha
Send big files the easy way. Files too large for email attachments? No problem!
THE FINISHING LINE - 1977 - Gory UK public information film
"Good morning boys and girls. It has been brought to my notice that some of you have been playing on the railway again. You are old enough to know that the railway is no place for any kind of games...."
Director - John Krish
Production Company - British Transport Films
A schoolboy's daydream of a fantasy sports day in a railway location, where the events are acts of vandalism and trespass, is used to show the injuries and death which can be caused by such behaviour.
The Finishing Line is a short film produced in 1977 by British Transport Films, warning about the dangers children face on railway lines. Withdrawn in 1979.
Director John Krish`s brief was to make a film to deter children from vandalising and playing on railways, and his solution, working with co-writer Michael Gilmour, was a fantasy narrative of a school sports day in which all the events involve railway vandalism or trespass, resulting in injury or death for the competitors. The cumulative effect is shocking, and must have been all the more so for the young audiences to whom the film was screened.
Not surprisingly, it immediately generated controversy, even becoming the subject of a Nationwide (BBC, 1969-84) television debate. Some commentators and parents worried that children would be traumatised, others that it might actually encourage copycat vandalism. Many defended the film as an appropriately tough response to a serious problem. Nonetheless, in 1979 the film was withdrawn and replaced by the much softer Robbie. At this stage, we can only speculate as to which film better achieved the aim they both shared, of preventing injury and loss of life, but The Finishing Line remains among the most audacious public safety films ever made.
Original 16mm, colour
xvid .avi Version (720x512) by curryeater
Running time 20 min