Underplayed Gems

Assault on the Pay Train (1962)

Assault on the Pay Train poster
Original title
O Assalto ao Trem Pagador
Directed by
Roberto Farias
Genre
heist film
Country
Brazil
Runtime
1h 42m
Rated
10
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 30 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Based on a real 1960 train robbery in Rio de Janeiro. A group of men plan and execute the heist of a payroll train. The film follows the crime and its aftermath.

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What happens

Le Hold-up du train postal (O Assalto ao Trem Pagador) est un film policier brésilien réalisé par Roberto Farias et sorti en 1962. Basée sur une histoire vraie, l'œuvre dépeint le célèbre vol du train de paiement de la Estrada de Ferro Central do Brasil, qui s'est produit à 8h30 du matin le 14 juin 1960. Le crime a eu lieu près de la gare de Japeri, Rio de Janeiro, au km 71 du tronçon de la ligne auxiliaire de la compagnie, qui reliait la gare de Japeri à la gare de Botais, à Miguel Pereira. En novembre 2015, le film est inclus dans la liste établie par l'Association brésilienne des critiques de cinéma (Abraccine) des 100 meilleurs films brésiliens de tous les temps. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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