The First Great Train Robbery (1978)
- Directed by
- Michael Crichton
- Genre
- drama film, heist film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 439 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In 1855, a gentleman thief and his accomplices plan to steal gold bullion from a moving train. They navigate Victorian security and police to pull off the heist.
wittysuspensefulplayfulbreezycleverperiodlightheartedcaper-like
What happens
The First Great Train Robbery (known in the United States as The Great Train Robbery) is a 1978 British heist comedy film directed by Michael Crichton, who also wrote the screenplay, and based on Crichton's 1975 novel The Great Train Robbery. The film stars Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland and Lesley-Anne Down. The story is based on an actual event, the Great Gold Robbery, which took place on 15 May 1855, when 3 boxes of gold bullion and coins were stolen from the guard's van of the train service between London Bridge Station and Folkestone while it was being shipped to Paris. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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