Thriller ·Adventure ·Drama ·Crime · United Kingdom · 1978 · 1h 50m

The First Great Train Robbery

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Director
Michael Crichton
Cast
Sean Connery as Edward Pierce Donald Sutherland as Robert Agar Lesley-Anne Down as Miriam Susan Hallinan as Emma Barnes Alan Webb as Edgar Trent Malcolm Terris as Fowler
Crew
Geoffrey Unsworth — Director of Photography David Bretherton — Editor Jerry Goldsmith — Original Music Composer Michael Crichton — Screenplay Michael Crichton — Novel John Foreman — Producer
Tagline

Never have so few taken so much from so many.

Synopsis

In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train.

Trailer The First Great Train Robbery — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
gallowshistorical figurevictorian englandexecutionnoosehangingtrain robberystrongboxgold theftbritish historyplaying pianohorse carriage
Key Collaborators
Michael Crichton Director Geoffrey Unsworth Director of Photography David Bretherton Editor Jerry Goldsmith Original Music Composer Michael Crichton Screenplay Michael Crichton Novel John Foreman Producer Maurice Carter Production Design Anthony Mendleson Costume Design
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