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In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train.
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Film Cast:
- Edward Pierce: Sean Connery
- Robert Agar: Donald Sutherland
- Miriam: Lesley-Anne Down
- Edgar Trent: Alan Webb
- Fowler: Malcolm Terris
- Sharp: Robert Lang
- Clean Willy: Wayne Sleep
- Burgess: Michael Elphick
- Elizabeth Trent: Gabrielle Lloyd
- Emily Trent: Pamela Salem
- Barlow: George Downing
- Harranby: James Cossins
- McPherson: John Bett
- Station Despatcher: Peter Benson
- Maggie: Janine Duvitski
- Trent’s Butler: Brian de Salvo
- Judge: André Morell
- Prosecutor: Donald Churchill
- Captain Jimmy: Brian Glover
- Connaught: Noel Johnson
- Putnam: Peter Butterworth
- Burke: Patrick Barr
- Lewis: Hubert Rees
- Woman on Platform: Agnes Bernelle
- Rail Guard: Joe Cahill
- Chaplain: Cecil Nash
- Emma Barnes: Susan Hallinan
- Ratting Assistant: Oliver Smith
- First Pickpocket: John Altman
- Second Pickpocket: Paul Kember
- Third Pickpocket: Geoff Ferris
- Woman on Strand: Jenny Till
- Urchin on Strand: Craig Stokes
- Policjant na stacji przy moście londyńskim: Frank McDonald
Film Crew:
- Novel: Michael Crichton
- Original Music Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
- Editor: David Bretherton
- Producer: John Foreman
- In Memory Of: Geoffrey Unsworth
- Camera Operator: Gordon Hayman
- Production Design: Maurice Carter
- Art Direction: Bert Davey
- Costume Design: Anthony Mendleson
- Makeup Artist: Basil Newall
- Music Editor: Michael Clifford
- Assistant Director: Anthony Waye
- Casting: Mary Selway
- Hairstylist: Elaine Bowerbank
- Set Dresser: Hugh Scaife
- Wardrobe Master: Rebecca Breed
- Executive Producer: Dino De Laurentiis
- Still Photographer: Laurie Ridley
- Action Director: Dick Ziker
- Draughtsman: Jim Morahan
Movie Reviews:
- Wuchak: _**Robbing a train of a shipment of gold in Victorian England**_
- Written/directed by Michael Crichton and released in 1978/79, “The Great Train Robbery” was loosely based on the real-life Great Gold Robbery of 1855 that took place in England. Sean Connery plays the mastermind, Lesley-Anne Down his girlfriend and Donald Sutherland a safecracker with whom they team-up.
- I generally don’t like caper films because the protagonists are criminals, but Crichton wisely makes the characters played by Connery and Sutherland likable rapscallions; meanwhile Down is babelicious, in particular in her jaw-dropping first scene. Crichton intentionally made the movie more farcical compared to his novel and I appreciated the wit and low-key humor. I didn’t expect to like this movie, but it won me over.
- The film runs 1 hour, 51 minutes, and was shot primarily in Ireland (Dublin, Bray, Cork & Moate), but also Pinewood Studios, England.
- GRADE: B-/B
- JPV852: Seen this once before many years ago but decided to check out the new Blu-ray from Kino Lorber. A solid heist-thriller though what struck me was these thieves were stealing gold meant for British soldiers, so not exactly stealing from some corporation, and our lead played by Sean Connery had no issue murdering a guy. Even so, still found it entertaining and some suspense-filled scenes, among them a great sequence with Connery on top of a moving train. **3.75/5**