The First Great Train Robbery (1979)

Dir: Michael Crichton Action / Adventure / Crime / Drama / Thriller stars 3

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The First Great Train Robbery is a British thriller film first released in 1979, directed by Michael Crichton. The film stars Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland, Lesley-Anne Down, Alan Webb and Malcolm Terris. It has also been released under the title: The Great Train Robbery. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Credits

Director: Michael Crichton
Script: Michael Crichton
Music: Jerry Goldsmith
Cast: Sean Connery (Edward Pierce), Donald Sutherland (Robert Agar), Lesley-Anne Down (Miriam), Alan Webb (Edgar Trent), Malcolm Terris (Henry Fowler), Robert Lang (Inspector Sharp), Michael Elphick (Burgess), Wayne Sleep (Clean Willy Williams), Pamela Salem (Emily Trent), Gabrielle Lloyd (Elizabeth Trent), George Downing (Barlow), James Cossins (Inspector Harranby), John Bett (McPherson), Peter Benson (Station Despatcher), Janine Duvitski (Maggie), Brian de Salvo (John, Trent’s Butler), André Morell (Judge), Donald Churchill (Prosecutor), Brian Glover (Captain Jimmy), Noel Johnson (Connaught), Peter Butterworth (Putnam), Patrick Barr (Burke), Hubert Rees (Lewis), Agnes Bernelle (Woman on Platform), Frank McDonald (P.C. London Bridge Station), Joe Cahill (Rail Guard – on Folkestone Train), Cecil Nash (Chaplain – Newgate Prison), Susan Hallinan (Emma Barnes), Oliver Smith (Ratting Assistant), John Altman (First Pickpocket), Paul Kember (Second Pickpocket), Geoff Ferris (Third Pickpocket), Jenny Till (Woman on Strand), Craig Stokes (Urchin on Strand), Brooke Adams, Donald Hewlett (Club Member), Nuala Holloway (Call Girl), Geoffrey Unsworth
Country: UK
Language: English
Runtime: 110 min; B&W
Aka: The Great Train Robbery

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