The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery

The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
New Zealand ( PAL/Region 4 )

Running Time:
90 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu

Movie filmed in 1966 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Sidney Gilliat
Frank Launder

Written By:
Sidney Gilliat
Frank Launder
Leslie Gilliat

Actors:
Frankie Howerd ..... Alphonse of Monte Carlo/Alfred Askett
Dora Bryan ..... Amber Spottiswood
George Cole ..... 'Flash' Harry
Reg Varney ..... Gilbert
Raymond Huntley ..... Sir Horace, the Minister
Richard Wattis ..... Manton Bassett
Portland Mason ..... Georgina
Terry Scott ..... Policeman
Eric Barker ..... Culpepper Brown
Godfrey Winn ..... Truelove
Colin Gordon ..... Noakes
Desmond Walter-Ellis ..... Leonard Edwards
Arthur Mullard ..... Big Jim
Norman Mitchell ..... William (Willy the Jelly-Man)
Cyril Chamberlain ..... Maxie

Synopsis:

Cartoonist Ronald Searle's delightfully diabolical private-school girls are back in action in The Great St. Trinian's Bank Robbery. Comedian Frankie Howerd plays the head of a train-robbery gang who cleverly hides the loot from their biggest haul (presumably the infamous "Great Train Robbery" of 1963) in a deserted old mansion. The gang waits the traditional seven years for the statute of limitations to run out then returns to the mansion to dig up their $7 million booty. Unfortunately, the joint has been converted into the new site for St. Trinian's School for Girls. Even more unfortunately (for the crooks, but not the audience) those "girls" are all holy terrors. The film's climax occurs during a riotous Parents' Day ceremony, which predictably segues into a wild train chase. Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery might have been funnier had Alastair Sim, the star of the first three "St. Trinian's" entries, made a return appearance.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 10 September, 2006.

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