Robbery (TV 1985)

Director:

Michael Thornhill

Writer:

Brian Dale

Stars:

Simon Chilvers, Regina Gaigalas, Tim Hughes

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Simon Chilvers	...	Chief Super. Bill Sullivan
Regina Gaigalas	...	Detective Insp. Joan Pearson
Tim Hughes	...	Sergeant Shaw
Rhys McConnochie	...	Michael Webster
Richard Meikle	...	Major General
Tony Rickards	...	Lt. Russ Stephenson (Retired)
John Sheerin	...	Major Bill Taylor
Joseph Spano	...	Noel Jenkins
Duncan Wass	...	Detective Inspector Keith Murray
Peter Fisher	...	Williams
Robyn Moase	...	Stephanie Rodd
Gary Dale	...	Detective Sergeant Jim O'Neill
Basil Clarke	...	Johnny Murphy
Jonathan Sweet	...	Banks
Reginald Gillam	...	Police Commissioner

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

independent film

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Genres:

Action

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Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Commando pour un casse

Company Credits

Production Co:

Edgecliff Films, Indian Pacific Films Pty. Ltd.

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Had potential

One of the great things about living in Los Angeles is that I can find really obscure titles and occasionally a hidden gem. We have a store called Cinefile that has so many titles that you just can't get a your local Blockbuster or mom/pop video store. "Robbery" intrigues me and after viewing it I have to say that the quality of the film was definitely made for television or direct to video. But the storyline and premise had a lot or potential. The planning and execution of the robbery was displayed very well, and kind of reminded me of "Heat" although in a very less dramatic fashion. I still couldn't tell if this was made in England or Australia. What was really great about the story was the precision and discipline of the robbery crew going up against the mob who wants to get the stolen money.

The police were pretty much relegated to the sidelines in this film although you can tell that the writer and/or director tried hard to make them relevant by having one of them be a mole inside the mob. If this film had a $10 million then we could very well had a hit.