The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (1960)

Directed by

John Guillermin

Genre

heist film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 25m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of thieves plan to steal gold from the Bank of England. The film follows their scheme and the obstacles they face.

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What happens

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England is a 1960 British crime film directed by John Guillermin and starring Aldo Ray, Elizabeth Sellars and Peter O'Toole. It was written by Howard Clewes and Richard Maibaum and based upon the 1959 novel of the same title by John Brophy. Peter O'Toole's role in the film led him to be cast as the lead in Lawrence of Arabia, released two years later. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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