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Great Bookie Robbery (1986)

Great Bookie Robbery poster
Original title
The Great Bookie Robbery
Directed by
Mark Joffe
Genre
crime, drama
Country
Australia
Rated
M
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film follows a group of criminals as they pull off a real-life 1976 heist at a Melbourne bookmaking operation. It shows the planning, the robbery, and what happens to the people involved afterward.

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What happens

The Great Bookie robbery was a heist committed in Melbourne, Australia, on 21 April 1976. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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