The Flying Scot (1957)

Directed by

Compton Bennett

Genre

crime film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 10m

Rated

U

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 14 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of criminals scheme to rob a train carrying a large sum of money. The film follows their planning and the execution of the heist.

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What happens

The Flying Scot (U.S. title: Mailbag Robbery ) is a 1957 British 'B' crime film produced and directed by Compton Bennett and starring Lee Patterson, Kay Callard and Alan Gifford. The screenplay was by Norman Hudis based on a story by Jan Read and Ralph Smart. A gang plans to steal a half-a-million pounds in banknotes from an express train. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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