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Overview

User Rating:
5.5/10   1,230 votes
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Director:
David Green
Writer:
Colin Shindler (screenplay)
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Release Date:
23 November 1988 (USA) more
Tagline:
Charming, lovable... and wanted for the crime of the century! more
Plot:
This movie is based on the story of Buster Edwards, one of the thieves involved in "The Great Train Robbery" of 1963. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins more
User Comments:
Really Popular Movie When Released more (22 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Phil Collins ... Buster Edwards

Julie Walters ... June Edwards
Larry Lamb ... Bruce Reynolds
Stephanie Lawrence ... Franny Reynolds
Ellie Beaven ... Nicky Edwards
Michael Attwell ... Harry

Ralph Brown ... Ronny Biggs
Christopher Ellison ... George
Sheila Hancock ... Mrs. Rothery

Martin Jarvis ... Inspector Jack Mitchell
Clive Wood ... Sergeant Chalmers
Anthony Quayle ... Sir James McDowell
Michael Byrne ... Poyser
Harold Innocent ... Justice Parry
Rupert Vansittart ... Fairclough
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Two Hearts (Philippines: English title)
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Runtime:
102 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English | Spanish
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby

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Trivia:
Despite this movie taking place in England during the early to mid-1960s, the film features absolutely no music by The Beatles. This was not through lack of trying. Phil Collins reported in an interview in 1988 the filmmakers received permission from all three surviving Beatles, as well as Yoko Ono, to use songs by the Beatles. However, lawyers got involved and, as a result, no Beatles music is heard in the film. more
Quotes:
June Edwards: [when discussing buying a house worth £3,000] You could get a mortgage like other people!
Buster Edwards: Do what?
June Edwards: Borrow it from a bank.
Buster Edwards: Well, I *do* borrow from banks, that is my job.
June Edwards: I mean with their permission
Buster Edwards: I thought you needed a reference to do that,
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Movie Connections:
References "Rawhide" (1959) more
Soundtrack:
How Do You Do It more

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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
Really Popular Movie When Released, 5 January 2005
5/10
Author: retrogames from Scotland

This movie was a big hit at the cinema when it was first released and then again as a video rental....Those were the days! The soundtrack was also a big hit and most of the songs were chart hits on the back of the movie, and not just the Phil Collins songs who was at the height of his popularity as a solo artist at the time. The story and movie itself is far from being as bad as some of the reviews here make out, its an upbeat movie for the most part and still watchable. Phil Colins can act, although he hasn't really had the chance to show that in very many roles since. The fact that you could pick this movie up free on DVD recently with a newspaper and if you missed that offer can pop into any Poundland in the UK and pick it up for a pound (on a double bill with Diamond of Jeru) I'd recommend you looking it up...even only if its to hear that great soundtrack again..5/10

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