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The First Great Train Robbery

"Never have so few taken so much from so many."

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PG 1979 · 1h 50m
Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Crime
Starring Sean Connery · Donald Sutherland · Lesley-Anne Down
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In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train.

Theatrical
Feb 2, 1979
DVD / Blu-ray
Jul 29, 1998
Budget
$6.0M
Director
Michael Crichton
Writer
Michael Crichton
Producers
John Foreman, Dino De Laurentiis
Music
Jerry Goldsmith
Studio
United Artists, Starling Films
Keywords
gallows historical figure victorian england execution noose hanging train robbery strongbox gold theft british history playing piano horse carriage 19th century death by hanging public execution execution by hanging hanged woman
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Cast

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S
Sean Connery
Edward Pierce
D
Donald Sutherland
Robert Agar
L
Lesley-Anne Down
Miriam
P
Peter Butterworth
Putnam
M
Michael Elphick
Burgess
A
Alan Webb
Edgar Trent
R
Robert Lang
Sharp
M
Malcolm Terris
Fowler
W
Wayne Sleep
Clean Willy
G
Gabrielle Lloyd
Elizabeth Trent
P
Pamela Salem
Emily Trent
J
James Cossins
Harranby
J
John Bett
McPherson
P
Peter Benson
Station Despatcher
J
Janine Duvitski
Maggie
B
Brian de Salvo
Trent's Butler
A
André Morell
Judge
D
Donald Churchill
Prosecutor
B
Brian Glover
Captain Jimmy
N
Noel Johnson
Connaught
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