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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.
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 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.
Feb 2, 1979 · The Great Train Robbery: Directed by Michael Crichton. With Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland, Lesley-Anne Down, Alan Webb. England, 1850s. A master criminal aims to rob a train of a large sum of gold.
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- Adventure, Crime, Drama
- Michael Crichton
- 1979-02-02
The Great Train Robbery, American silent western film, released in 1903, that is historically significant for its innovative approach to film editing and narration.
Feb 28, 2013 · Meet the 15 men who pulled off the 1963 Great Train Robbery in Britain, the most notorious heist in British criminal history. Learn about their lives, crimes, escapes and fates after the robbery.
A two-part drama that depicts the planning and aftermath of the Great Train Robbery of 1963, from the perspectives of the robbers and the police. Starring Robert Glenister, Jim Broadbent, Luke Evans and others, the series is based on the book by Chris Chibnall.
