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Robbery (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
109 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1967 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Peter Yates

Written By:
Edward Boyd
George Markstein

Actors:
Stanley Baker ..... Paul Clifton
Joanna Pettet ..... Kate Clifton
James Booth ..... Inspector George Langdon
Frank Finlay ..... Robinson
Barry Foster ..... Frank
William Marlowe ..... Dave Aitken
Clinton Greyn ..... Jack
George Sewell ..... Ben
Glynn Edwards ..... Squad Chief
Michael McStay ..... Don
Martin Wyldeck ..... Chief constable
Rachel Herbert ..... School teacher
Patrick Jordon ..... Freddy
Barry Stanton ..... Car Lot owner
Kenneth Farrington ..... Seventh Robber (as Ken Farrington)

Synopsis:

Based on the true story of the 1963 British Royal Mail robbery, this late '60s British caper film was directed by Peter Yates a year before he made the action classic Bullitt in the States. Opening with an extended jewel theft sequence followed by a action-packed car chase, Robbery details the events before, during, and immediately following the infamous heist. Paul Clifton (Stanley Baker, who also produced) is the main thief who comes up with the idea to steal three million dollars from the overnight mail train that runs from Glasgow to London. While gathering together a crew of thieves, he helps currency expert Robinson (Frank Finlay) break out of jail. The gang successfully holds up the train, takes the money, and retreats to an empty field to divide it up. When Robinson calls his wife on the phone, Inspector George Langdon (James Booth) from Scotland Yard traces the call and arrests them. As the legend goes, one of them manages to escape with the money. Also starring Joanna Pettet, who played Mata Bond in Casino Royale, and a young Robert Powell, who would go on to appear in the crime caper The Italian Job.

Filmed version of the Great British Train Robbery, starting with the events that preceded it.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 02 December, 2008.

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