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- 1. A Robber's Tale Dec 18, 2013
- How a group of mid-level criminals hijacked the Bank Holiday mail train from Euston to Glasgow.
- 2. A Copper's Tale Dec 19, 2013
- The film is based on the true story of the police investigation into the train robbery.
The Great Train Robbery was the robbery of £2.61 million (calculated to present-day value of £69 million - or $73,547,750 [citation needed]), from a Royal Mail train heading from Glasgow to London on the West Coast Main Line in the early hours of 8 August 1963 at Bridego Railway Bridge, Ledburn, near Mentmore in Buckinghamshire, England.
Feb 2, 1979 · A 1978 adventure crime drama film based on a true story of a Victorian England train heist. Starring Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland, and Lesley-Anne Down, directed by Michael Crichton.
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- Adventure, Crime, Drama
- Michael Crichton
- 1979-02-02
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 based on his 1975 novel The Great Train Robbery. The film stars Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland and Lesley-Anne Down.
May 3, 2024 · Great Train Robbery, (August 8, 1963), in British history, the armed robbery of £2,600,000 (mostly in used bank notes) from the Glasgow–London Royal Mail Train, near Bridego Bridge north of London. The 15 holdup men, wearing helmets, ski masks, and gloves, were aided by two accomplices—an anonymous.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The film’s simple story follows four bandits who stage a train robbery and are eventually tracked down and defeated by a local posse. It is one of the earliest American silent films to survive, and it is considered an essential film classic. The Great Train Robbery. Watch the movie The Great Train Robbery.
Jul 16, 2014 · Learn about the largest cash theft in history and the mystery behind the mastermind of the 1963 heist. Watch the trailer of the film that features the only living gang member who knows the identity of \"The Ulsterman\".
A two-part drama that depicts the planning, execution and aftermath of the Great Train Robbery of 1963, from the perspectives of the robbers and the police. Starring Luke Evans, Jim Broadbent, Jack Roth and others, this mini series is based on the book by Chris Chibnall.
