The Great St. Trinian’s Train Robbery (1966) - film review
Sidney Gilliat, Frank Launder
Comedy / Crime / Family
Summary
The Great St. Trinian’s Train Robbery is a British crime film first released in 1966,
directed by Sidney Gilliat and Frank Launder.
The film stars Frankie Howerd, Dora Bryan, George Cole, Reg Varney and Raymond Huntley.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Sidney Gilliat, Frank Launder
- Script: Frank Launder, Sidney Gilliat, Leslie Gilliat, Ivor Herbert
- Photo: Ken Hodges
- Music: Malcolm Arnold
- Cast: Frankie Howerd (Alphonse of Monte Carlo), Dora Bryan (Amber Spottiswood), George Cole (’Flash’ Harry), Reg Varney (Gilbert), Raymond Huntley (Sir Horace, the Minister), Richard Wattis (Manton Bassett), Portland Mason (Georgina), Terry Scott (Policeman), Eric Barker (Culpepper Brown), Godfrey Winn (Truelove), Colin Gordon (Noakes), Desmond Walter-Ellis (Leonard Edwards), Arthur Mullard (Big Jim), Norman Mitchell (William (Willy the Jelly-Man)), Cyril Chamberlain (Maxie), Larry Martyn (Chips), Leon Thau (Pakistani Porter), Maureen Crombie (Marcia Askett), Barbara Couper (Mabel Radnage), Elspeth Duxbury (Veronica Bledlow), Carole Ann Ford (Albertine), Margaret Nolan (Susie Naphill), Maggie Rennie (Magda O’Riley), Jean St. Clair (Drunken Dolly), Lisa Lee (Miss Brenner), Peter Gilmore (Butters), Michael Ripper (The Liftman), George Benson (Gore-Blackwood), Meredith Edwards (Chairman), Jeremy Clyde (Monty), Aubrey Morris (Hutch), William Kendall (Mr. Parker), Edwina Coven (Dr. Judd), Philip Buchel (Tango Dancer), Betty Buchel (Tango Dancer), Stratford Johns (The Voice), Ingrid Boulting (Schoolgirl), Sally-Jane Spencer (Schoolgirl)
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 93 min
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