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La grande attaque du train d'or ()

The First Great Train Robbery (original title)
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England, 1850s. A master criminal aims to rob a train of a large sum of gold. Security is incredibly tight and the task seems an impossible one. However, he has a plan and just the right people to carry it out.
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Pierce
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Agar
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Miriam
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Trent
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Fowler
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Sharp
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Burgess
Wayne Sleep ...
Clean Willy
Pamela Salem ...
Emily Trent
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Elizabeth Trent
George Downing ...
Barlow
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Harranby
John Bett ...
McPherson
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Station Despatcher
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Maggie
Brian de Salvo ...
Trent's Butler (as Brian De Salvo)
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Judge (as Andre Morell)
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Prosecutor
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Captain Jimmy
Noel Johnson ...
Connaught
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Putnam
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Burke
Hubert Rees ...
Lewis
Agnes Bernelle ...
Woman on Platform
Frank McDonald ...
P.C. London Bridge Station
Joe Cahill ...
Rail Guard
Cecil Nash ...
Chaplain
Susan Hallinan ...
Emma Barnes
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Ratting Assistant
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First Pickpocket
Paul Kember ...
Second Pickpocket
Geoff Ferris ...
Third Pickpocket
Jenny Till ...
Woman on Strand
Craig Stokes ...
Urchin on Strand
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Joe Cassidy ...
Gent on Train (uncredited)
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Business Owner (uncredited)
Alan Gibbs ...
Club Waiter (uncredited)
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Club Member (uncredited)
Nuala Holloway ...
Call Girl (uncredited)
Cathy Munroe ...
Lady in Shop (uncredited)
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Posh Gent (uncredited)
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(uncredited)
Mickey Varey ...
Onlooker (uncredited)

Directed by

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Michael Crichton

Written by

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Michael Crichton ... (screenplay by)
 
Michael Crichton ... (based on his novel)

Produced by

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Dino De Laurentiis ... executive producer (uncredited)
John Foreman ... producer (produced by)

Music by

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Jerry Goldsmith

Cinematography by

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Geoffrey Unsworth ... (photographed by)

Film Editing by

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David Bretherton ... (edited by)
Peter Elliott

Editorial Department

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Norma Hazelden ... post-production secretary

Casting By

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Mary Selway

Production Design by

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Maurice Carter

Art Direction by

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Bert Davey

Costume Design by

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Anthony Mendleson

Makeup Department

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Elaine Bowerbank ... hair stylist
Basil Newall ... makeup artist
Sylvia Croft ... makeup (uncredited)

Production Management

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Al Burgess ... production manager
Jack Phelan ... unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Chris Carreras ... second assistant director
Gerry Gavigan ... second assistant director
Anthony Waye ... assistant director
Dick Ziker ... action director

Art Department

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Jim Morahan ... chief draughtsman
Joe Nevin ... property buyer
Ron Quelch ... property buyer
George Richardson ... assistant art director
Hugh Scaife ... set dresser
Vic Simpson ... construction manager
Patricia Johnson ... art department assistant (uncredited)
Jimmy Kavanagh ... drapes (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Derek Ball ... sound mixer
Chris Barnes ... dubbing editor
Gerry Humphreys ... dubbing mixer (as Gerry Humphries)
Vernon Messenger ... dubbing editor
Terry Poulton ... dubbing editor
Liam Saurin ... sound mixer: Ireland (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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David Harris ... special effects (uncredited)
Gerry Johnston ... special effects supervisor (uncredited) / special effects (uncredited)
Ian Wingrove ... special effects (uncredited)

Stunts

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Vincente Cadiente ... stunts (uncredited)
Loren Janes ... stunts (uncredited)
Valentino Musetti ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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John Campbell ... focus puller
Danny Eccleston ... electrician
Gordon Hayman ... camera operator
Brandon Apps ... clapper loader (uncredited)
Laurie Ridley ... still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Rebecca Breed ... wardrobe mistress
Richard Pointing ... wardrobe master

Location Management

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Don Geraghty ... location manager

Music Department

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Michael Clifford ... music editor
Jerry Goldsmith ... composer: source music (uncredited) / conductor (uncredited) / music supervisor (uncredited)
Gordon Langford ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Arthur Morton ... orchestrator (uncredited)
National Philharmonic Orchestra ... music performed by (uncredited)
Eric Tomlinson ... music mixer (uncredited) / music recording engineer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Jean Skinner ... continuity

Transportation Department

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Arthur Dunne ... transportation manager
John King ... unit driver

Additional Crew

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Ron Allday ... production accountant
Patti Calhoun ... secretary to director
Dino De Laurentiis ... presents
Reg Dent ... horse master
Sue Edwards ... secretary to producer
Derrick Norwood ... assistant accountant
Loretta Ordewer ... production secretary
Stanley Sopel ... production executive (uncredited)

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Geoffrey Unsworth ... this film is dedicated to the memory of: his friends miss him
Crew believed to be complete

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Plot Summary

Sutherland and Connery wish to rob a moving train's safe in Victorian England. They need wax impressions of keys, coffins, dead cats, and a great deal of planning in order to pull it off. Written by John Vogel

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Taglines Never have so few taken so much from so many. See more »
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Also Known As
  • The Great Train Robbery (United States)
  • La grande attaque du train d'or (France)
  • Der erste große Eisenbahnraub (Germany)
  • El primer gran asalto al tren (Spain)
  • El gran assalt al tren (Spain, Catalan title)
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Runtime
  • 110 min
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Budget $6,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Writer and director Michael Crichton based his book and movie, only loosely on the actual crime committed in 1855. In real-life, there were four criminals: Pierce, Agar, the railway guard Burgess, and a railway clerk named Tester. All four keys were kept on railway premises, two in London, and two in Folkestone. They were stolen temporarily by Tester and Pierce, respectively, so that Agar could duplicate them, but it turned out that the Folkestone keys were not being used anyway. The guard's van was not locked from the outside; Pierce and Agar were let in by Burgess, and a share of the loot was handed out to Tester, at stations. None of the criminals were spotted at once; it was several months before the railway conceded that the crime must have occurred on the train. The details came to light after Agar had been convicted in an unrelated crime, and his accomplices decided to steal his share instead of using it, as he had asked, to provide his mistress an income. She got word to him, and he turned Queen's Evidence against the others, and told all. At no point in the case, did anyone escape from custody. See more »
Goofs If you look carefully, it's easy to see that the four keys requiring all of this work are just two pairs of duplicate keys - and, to any locksmith, it's obvious that the keys shown are for lever locks. Not only are they pretty easy to pick (even back then), the extensive waxing procedure shown to duplicate the keys wouldn't have been necessary - one side of the key is all that's needed for a copy. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Brink's Job/Hardcore/The Warriors/Quintet/The Great Train Robbery (1979). See more »
Soundtracks I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls See more »
Quotes Judge: [Judgementally] Now, on the matter of motive, we ask you: Why did you conceive, plan and execute this dastardly and scandalous crime?
Edward Pierce: I wanted the money.
[the court spectators roar with laughter]
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