The Signalman
IMDb ID: tt0075220 · Year: 1976 · Rating: 7.6 (1,936 votes)
Genres: Drama · Fantasy · Horror
A lonely Signalman is visited by a stranger.
Denholm Elliott
Bernard Lloyd
Reginald Jessup
Carina Wyeth
IMDb Details
Content TypeTVEpisodeAlternate TitlesUnited Kingdom: The Signalman
United States: The Signalman
Hungary: A pályaőr
United Kingdom: Ghost Story for Christmas: The Signalman (series title)
Slovakia: Strázca návestia
Soviet Union: Сигнальщик (Russian)
Ghost Story for Christmas: The SignalmanRelease Date1976-12-22Runtime38 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews32Critic Reviews15Countries / RegionsUnited KingdomLanguagesEnglishKeywordsbased on short story
flashback
mysterious man
dream sequence
visitorFilming LocationsBirchen Coppice Cutting and Tunnel Mouth, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England, UKProduction CompaniesBritish Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075220/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/00/tt0075220.jpgUpdated At2025-07-20T18:13:11
United States: The Signalman
Hungary: A pályaőr
United Kingdom: Ghost Story for Christmas: The Signalman (series title)
Slovakia: Strázca návestia
Soviet Union: Сигнальщик (Russian)
Ghost Story for Christmas: The SignalmanRelease Date1976-12-22Runtime38 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews32Critic Reviews15Countries / RegionsUnited KingdomLanguagesEnglishKeywordsbased on short story
flashback
mysterious man
dream sequence
visitorFilming LocationsBirchen Coppice Cutting and Tunnel Mouth, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England, UKProduction CompaniesBritish Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075220/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/00/tt0075220.jpgUpdated At2025-07-20T18:13:11
Stars
Directors
Lawrence Gordon Clark
Writers
Charles Dickens
Andrew Davies
Andrew Davies
Full Cast & Crew
[Cast Group]
Actor: Denholm Elliott | Character: The Signalman
Actor: Bernard Lloyd | Character: The Traveller
Actor: Reginald Jessup | Character: The Engine Driver
Actor: Carina Wyeth | Character: The Bride
[Directors Group]
Name: Lawrence Gordon Clark | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Charles Dickens | Role: Writer
Name: Andrew Davies | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Rosemary Hill | Role: Producer
[Music Group]
Name: Stephen Deutsch | Role: Composer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: David Whitson | Role: Cinematographer
[Editing Group]
Name: Peter Evans | Role: Editor
[Production Design Group]
Name: Don Taylor | Role: Production Designer
[Costume Design Group]
Name: Christine Rawlins | Role: Costume Designer
[Makeup Department]
Name: Toni Chapman | Role: Makeup Department
[Sound Department]
Name: Colin March | Role: Sound Department
Name: Brian Watkins | Role: Sound Department
[Production Department]
Name: Vee Openshaw-Taylor | Role: Production Department
Actor: Denholm Elliott | Character: The Signalman
Actor: Bernard Lloyd | Character: The Traveller
Actor: Reginald Jessup | Character: The Engine Driver
Actor: Carina Wyeth | Character: The Bride
[Directors Group]
Name: Lawrence Gordon Clark | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Charles Dickens | Role: Writer
Name: Andrew Davies | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Rosemary Hill | Role: Producer
[Music Group]
Name: Stephen Deutsch | Role: Composer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: David Whitson | Role: Cinematographer
[Editing Group]
Name: Peter Evans | Role: Editor
[Production Design Group]
Name: Don Taylor | Role: Production Designer
[Costume Design Group]
Name: Christine Rawlins | Role: Costume Designer
[Makeup Department]
Name: Toni Chapman | Role: Makeup Department
[Sound Department]
Name: Colin March | Role: Sound Department
Name: Brian Watkins | Role: Sound Department
[Production Department]
Name: Vee Openshaw-Taylor | Role: Production Department
Trailers
IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075220/videogallery/
Release Schedule
United Kingdom: December 22, 1976
Hungary: March 28, 1985
Hungary: March 28, 1985
Awards
No awards or nominations listed on IMDb.
Box Office
No box office data listed on IMDb.
