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The Great Train Robbery (The First Great Train Robbery) (1978)

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Starring (View all)
Sean Connery Sean Connery
Pierce
Alan Webb Alan Webb
Trent
Robert Lang Robert Lang
Sharp
Michael Elphick Michael Elphick
Burgess
Wayne Sleep Wayne Sleep
Clean Willy


Written by
Michael Crichton Michael Crichton
(screenplay)


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A good movie

1 year, 10 months ago at Dec 25 8:34
To be honest, I wasnโ€™t really sure what to expect from this movie but since there was a nice cast involved, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, first of all, I have always had a weak spot for the heist genre and a vintage one like this movie are quite rare which was already pretty neat. I wish that they did stick more on how the actual robbery took place but, still, everything that took pla... read more
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Description: Best-selling novelist Michael Crichton had already directed Westworld and Coma when he tackled the ambitious production of The Great Train Robbery in 1978. Adapting his own novel (which was inspired by the facts of the first known train robbery), Crichton sets this attractive, highly enjoyable film in London in 1855, where Edward Pierce (Sean Connery) and Agar (Donald Sutherland) plot to steal ยฃ25,000 in gold that is being transported by train to pay British troops in the Crimean War. Lesley-Anne Down plays Miriam, Pierce's sophisticated paramour and the third partner in the scheme; while Pierce and Agar make copies of four key ... (more)
UPC: 027616714923
Tags: Drama (5), Thriller (5), Adventure (5), Action (4), Heist (4), Crime (4), 1979 (3), 1970s (3), Eye Patch (1), Lock Pick (1), Train Robbery (1), Bell (1), Horse Carriage (1), 09 (1), Escape From Prison (1), Narrow Escape (1), Fisticuffs (1), Cigar Smoking (1), Beautiful Woman (1), Daredevil (1)
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" First Viewing Viewing Date: March 18th Via: Amazon Prime Video Plot: England, 1850s. A master criminal aims to rob a train of a large sum of gold. Security is incredibly tight and the task seems an impossible one. However, he has a plan and just the right people to carry it out. Rating: 7.9/10 Why Did I Watch It? This one stuck out to me when I was browsing the MGM channel and I wanted to watch it while my subscription was active."


johanlefourbe posted a review 1 year, 10 months ago

A good movie

“To be honest, I wasnโ€™t really sure what to expect from this movie but since there was a nice cast involved, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, first of all, I have always had a weak spot for the heist genre and a vintage one like this movie are quite rare which was already pretty neat. I wish that they did stick more on how the actual robbery took place but, still, everything that took place seemed to be quite feasible which made the whole thing much more compelling (itโ€™s too bad though that the scene during which they were exactly timing the actions of Donald Sutherland was actually much longer than the time allowed to them). There were also a couple of stunts which seemed actually quite dangerous, I mean, you could clearly see that it was Connery himself on top of that train an” read more

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