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Release Date:
2 February 1979 (USA)
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Tagline:
Never have so few taken so much from so many.
Plot:
In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train. full summary | add synopsis
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1 win
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1 nomination
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(4 articles)
Author Michael Crichton Dies
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Excellent Crime Movie
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Sean Connery | ... | Pierce | |
| Donald Sutherland | ... | Agar | |
| Lesley-Anne Down | ... | Miriam | |
| Alan Webb | ... | Trent | |
| Malcolm Terris | ... | Fowler | |
| Robert Lang | ... | Sharp | |
| Michael Elphick | ... | Burgess | |
| Wayne Sleep | ... | Clean Willy | |
| Pamela Salem | ... | Emily Trent | |
| Gabrielle Lloyd | ... | Elizabeth Trent | |
| George Downing | ... | Barlow | |
| James Cossins | ... | Harranby | |
| John Bett | ... | McPherson | |
| Peter Benson | ... | Station Despatcher | |
| Janine Duvitski | ... | Maggie |
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Also Known As:
The Great Train Robbery (USA)
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Runtime:
110 min
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Black and White |
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Certification:
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Canada:PG (Manitoba) |
Canada:PG (Ontario - 2006) |
Netherlands:6 |
South Korea:15 (DVD rating) |
Germany:12 (DVD rating) |
UK:15 (video rating) (cut) |
Australia:PG |
Finland:K-12 |
Ireland:PG |
Sweden:15 |
UK:12 (video re-rating) (cut) |
UK:AA (original rating) (passed with cuts) |
USA:PG (certificate #25484) |
West Germany:12 (f) |
Singapore:PG
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Trivia:
The film was entitled "The First Great Train Robbery" to distance it from a £2 million robbery from a mail train in 1963 which was known in the British press as "The Great Train Robbery".
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Goofs:
Anachronisms: High platforms near the train's floor level were not used in British stations until about 1870.
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Edward Pierce: [narration] In the year 1855, England and France were at war with Russia in the Crimea. The English troops were paid in gold. Once a month, twenty-five thousand pounds in gold was loaded into strongboxes inside the London bank of Huddleston and Bradford and taken by trusted armed guards to the railway station...
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Edward Pierce: [narration] In the year 1855, England and France were at war with Russia in the Crimea. The English troops were paid in gold. Once a month, twenty-five thousand pounds in gold was loaded into strongboxes inside the London bank of Huddleston and Bradford and taken by trusted armed guards to the railway station...
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Stranger in the Kingdom (1998)
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A Note Regarding SpoilersWhere is Crimea?
What are the differences between the European DVD versions and the uncut version?
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I like heist flicks, and this is the best I've seen so far. It's got great suspense as the crew of thieves (led by the incomparable Sean Connery) makes intricate plans and patiently prepares for the big day, changing and adapting the plan as needed to cope with unexpected obstacles. There is little in the way of sub-plots; virtually all of the action and plot is part of The Plan. The Victorian setting is great; you start to wonder where Jeremy Brett (as Sherlock Holmes) is, and when he's going to catch these crooks.
I'm a little puzzled by the category of "action/comedy." I'd say this was firmly in the "crime" category, and no other.
9/10