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Director:
Peter Yates
Writers:
Edward Boyd (writer)
George Markstein (writer)
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Release Date:
August 1967 (UK) more
Genre:
Crime | Mystery | Drama more
Tagline:
Who says crime doesn't pay? 3 Million pounds says it does! more
Plot:
A dramatization of the Great Train Robbery. While not a 'how to', it is very detail dependent, showing... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win more
User Comments:
Tightly done, no nonsense caper, Yates style more (15 total)

Cast

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Stanley Baker ... Paul Clifton
Joanna Pettet ... Kate Clifton
James Booth ... Inspector George Langdon
Frank Finlay ... Robinson
Barry Foster ... Frank
William Marlowe ... Dave Aitken
Clinton Greyn ... Jack
George Sewell ... Ben
Glynn Edwards ... Squad Chief
Michael McStay ... Don
Martin Wyldeck ... Chief constable
Rachel Herbert ... School teacher
Patrick Jordon ... Freddy
Barry Stanton ... Car Lot owner
Kenneth Farrington ... Seventh Robber (as Ken Farrington)
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
110 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:PG (video rating) | UK:U (original rating) | Iceland:12 | Norway:16 | Finland:K-16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | West Germany:12
Filming Locations:
Arbour Hill Prison, Arbour Hill, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland more
Company:
Oakhurst Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
It was the realistic car chase through the streets of London in this picture, that lead to director Peter Yates doing another car chase in San Francisco a year later. Steve McQueen personally wanted Yates for what turned out to be his highest grossing film "Bullitt". more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Making of 'The Italian Job' (2003) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Born to Lose more

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Tightly done, no nonsense caper, Yates style, 17 June 2009
7/10
Author: Milan (mim-8) from Belgrade, Serbia

This movie is well made, with a typical trade mark approach by the crime picture craftsman Peter Yates was. There's no big bang, no unnecessary violence, just the pace that tells the story. This method Yates used successfully in his Hollywood years building up a plot without too much distraction from standard story fillers, which produced great films such as "Bullitt" and "The Friends of Eddie Coyle". In this one Yates gives the audience just enough to paint a picture of a big time robbery, with minimal character development but enough to serve the purpose.

A must see for the fans of this classic director, not great but rather good crime movie that they don't make any more.

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