Snowball (Original title)
Dates: 1960 (Copyright), 03 May 1960 (Production), 01 August 1960 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Pat Jackson
Synopsis: A boy tells his parents that a bus conductor turned him off the bus home for not having a ticket. The story gets out of control and the conductor, a war veteran with memory problems, is harassed until he collapses on the railway tracks and and is killed by a train. The boy finally owns up to lying.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Children, Bus conductors, Trains
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(3)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 6160 FeetBFI identifier: C-157270
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print
Film materials(3)
Description: 16mm NegativeBase: SafetySound: MixedBFI identifier: C-1310973
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 6160 FeetBFI identifier: C-157270
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 6251 FeetStock date: 1959BFI identifier: C-157271
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Dates: 1960 (Copyright), 03 May 1960 (Production), 01 August 1960 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Pat Jackson
Synopsis: A boy tells his parents that a bus conductor turned him off the bus home for not having a ticket. The story gets out of control and the conductor, a war veteran with memory problems, is harassed until he collapses on the railway tracks and and is killed by a train. The boy finally owns up to lying.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Children, Bus conductors, Trains
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(3)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 6160 FeetBFI identifier: C-157270
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print
Film materials(3)
Description: 16mm NegativeBase: SafetySound: MixedBFI identifier: C-1310973
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 6160 FeetBFI identifier: C-157270
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 6251 FeetStock date: 1959BFI identifier: C-157271
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film