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The First Great Train Robbery (1979) | User Rating
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DVD Release Date
• R1: Jul 28, 1998
• R2: 19 Mar 2001
Budget USD 6,000,000
MPAA Rating
PG
Running Time
1 hour, 50 minutes
Country UK
Studio United Artists
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Other Titles
• The First Great Train Robbery
• The Great Train Robbery (1979)
• Der Große Eisenbahnraub (1979)
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Genre: Action, Crime, Adventure, Drama, Comedy, Period Piece, Thieves, True Story, Prostitution, Capers, Military
Plot: Michael Crichton's most accomplished directorial effort, THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY is a stylish thriller based on his best-selling book about the first robbery to take place aboard a moving train. Set in 1855 England, Edward Pierce (Sean Connery) is a master thief with the ambitious goal of stealing a shipment of gold bars en route to the Crimea. Conspiring with his beautiful mistress, Miriam (Lesley-Anne Down), and England's greatest locksmith, Agar (Donald Sutherland), Pierce sets out on a quest to copy each of four keys needed to open the train's vault, keys that are kept and guarded by different parties. Giving a smooth performance reminiscent of his James Bond role, Connery infuses Pierce with a disarming confidence as he seduces his way through the upper-class environment of the key holders, who seem to have their own low-brow weaknesses. From the decadent parties and mansions of the wealthy to the brothels and dog fights of the underclass, THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY is a historical tour de force that culminates in the suspenseful, dangerous climax of this true story.
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