The Great Train Robbery ( A Robber's Tale / A Copper's Tale )

The Great Train Robbery (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Alternate Title: A Robber's Tale / A Copper's Tale
Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( DTS-HD Master Audio )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
180 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2013 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Julian Jarrold
James Strong

Written By:
Chris Chibnall
Andrew Cook

Actors:
Luke Evans ..... Bruce Reynolds
Martin Compston ..... Roy James
Jack Roth ..... Charlie Wilson
Paul Anderson ..... Gordon Goody
Neil Maskell ..... Buster Edwards
Nigel Collins ..... Bert Turner
Bethany Muir ..... Franny Reynolds
Robert Glenister ..... DI Frank Williams
George Ward ..... Nick Reynolds
Del Synnott ..... Brian Field
Stuart Graham ..... The Ulsterman
Nicholas Murchie ..... Roger Cordrey
Jordan Long ..... Tommy Wisbey
John De Main ..... Gang Member
Gareth Cassidy ..... Gang Member
Jim Broadbent ..... Tommy Butler
James Fox ..... Henry Brooke
George Costigan ..... DCS Ernie Millen
Bradley Snelling ..... Journalist
Richard Hope ..... DCS Malcolm Fewtrell
Alexa Morden ..... WPC
Tim Pigott-Smith ..... DS Maurice Ray
Tom Chambers ..... DS Steve Moore
Nick Moran ..... DS Jack Slipper
James McGregor ..... DC Tommy Thorburn
John Salthouse ..... DCI Sid Bradbury
Eric Hulme ..... Jack Mills
James Wilby ..... John Wheater
Tommy McDonnell ..... DC Keith Milner

Synopsis:

8 August 1963: Britain wakes up to news of the biggest robbery in the country's history. A train has been hijacked and robbed, 35 miles from its arrival in central London. The country is stunned. Who could be behind it? How did they pull off such an audacious raid? Film 1 - A Robber's Tale: This is the story of how one group of criminals became the most wanted men in Britain. They got lucky. And that piece of luck would destroy their lives forever. Film 2 - A Copper's Tale: Detective Tommy Butler and his elite team of brilliant, idiosyncratic investigators in a race against time to identify the robbers and put them behind bars before they flee the country. But what's happened to the money itself?

Season 1
A Robber's Tale S1, Ep1 18 Dec. 2013
Following a vicious attack on a wages van at Heathrow airport in November 1962 the gang concerned are disappointed that the haul is less than expected and their leader, Bruce Reynolds, despite his wife's request that he eschews crime, is greedy for a bigger heist. This comes about when an anonymous Ulsterman alerts the gang to the Glasgow to Euston mail train, said to be carrying a million pounds. Recruiting more villains Reynolds begins his meticulous plan to halt the train with false signals at a lonely Buckinghamshire crossing and, on August 8 1963, a night later ...
A Copper's Tale S1, Ep2 19 Dec. 2013
Four days after the robbery Home Secretary Brooke puts Flying Squad Chief Superintendent Tommy Butler in charge of the case. Though a dour loner and not a popular colleague he assembles an efficient team including Inspector Frank Williams, who knows Reynolds of old and places him high on his suspect list, and Sergeant Jack Slipper. The discovery of a suitcase containing stolen notes leads to the first arrest whilst a tip-off takes Butler to the farmhouse HQ and a mass of forensic evidence. This begins to yield results despite Butler's superiors' Wanted poster campaign...

A two-part drama which portrays The Great Train Robbery of 8 August 1963, firstly from the point of view of the robbers and then from the point of view of the police who set out to identify and catch the robbers.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 06 January, 2016.

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