Overview:
In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train.| Status: | Released (1978-12-14) |
|---|---|
| Awards: | 1 win & 1 nomination total |
| BoxOffice: | $13,027,857 |
| Screen: | Michael Crichton |
| Productions: | United Artists, Starling Films |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 738: Sean Connery - Edward Pierce
- 55636: Donald Sutherland - Robert Agar
- 57399: Lesley-Anne Down - Miriam
- 2245077: Susan Hallinan - Emma Barnes
- 14820: Alan Webb - Edgar Trent
- 26858: Malcolm Terris - Fowler
- 135180: Robert Lang - Sharp
Crews
- 9578: John Foreman - Producer - Production
- 243: Geoffrey Unsworth - Director of Photography - Camera
- 4782: Michael Crichton - Screenplay - Writing
- 3898: David Bretherton - Editor - Editing
- 4782: Michael Crichton - Director - Directing
- 1760: Jerry Goldsmith - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 161787: Dick Ziker - Action Director - Directing
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Reviews
Wuchak
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_**Robbing a train of a shipment of gold in Victorian England**_ Written/directed by Michael Crichton and released in 1978/79, “The Great Train Robbery” was loosely based on the real-life Great Gold Robbery of 1855 that took place in England. Sean Connery plays the mastermind, Les ....
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Seen this once before many years ago but decided to check out the new Blu-ray from Kino Lorber. A solid heist-thriller though what struck me was these thieves were stealing gold meant for British soldiers, so not exactly stealing from some corporation, and our lead played by Sean Con ....
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I think it's Jerry Goldsmith's opening theme that gives a clue that we're in for some fun antics on the railways! That's confirmed when Michael Elphick chucks some would-be robber from the speeding carriage down an embankment where he lands at the feet of "Pierce" (Sean Connery). Thi ....
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