When NATO transfers some of its funds from Paris to Brussels by train, a criminal mastermind posing as a British colonel plans to steal it but two petty French thieves also have the same intent.
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Title: The Brain (1969)
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Arthur and Anatole are two little robbers. They want to rob money, money that will travel in a special train from Paris to Bruxelles. They don't know that other people have planned to do the same thing. Written by Jean-Yves Simon <simon@wotangate.micro.ti.com>
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time bomb | slapstick comedy | nickname as title | title appears in writing | character appears in newspaper |Taglines:
"The Brain" is Rocking the World with Laughter! See more »Parents Guide:
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Frankie Scannapieco: No, my sister.
Col. Carol Matthews: Ah, she's still quite fetching.
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The film has been shot in two languages (French and English) with the same cast. See more »Goofs
The first car of the train would definitely not be used in a passenger train and must have carried the crew's equipment. Placing the safe car in the middle of the consist prevents passengers from going from the tail to the head of the train. The first explosion breaks the air brake circuit, then the whole train should stop, not only the tail cars. See more »Quotes
Col. Carol Matthews: [watching Sofia take a shower right in front of him] Your wife?Frankie Scannapieco: No, my sister.
Col. Carol Matthews: Ah, she's still quite fetching.
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The alternate English version runs 95 minutes (20 less than the French version). See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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13 November 1969 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$3,600,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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One of my all-time favorites. Everything is in it: a very good story where everything matches, the best of comedy actors of that time (French and international), the music which is typical for the swinging sixties (The American Breed). Unfortunately, there was never a second film as far as I know, although the end of the first film would have been a good start for a follow-up film.