The First Great Train Robbery
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The First Great Train Robbery (1978)

12
14/12/1978 (GB)
Thriller, Adventure, Drama, Crime
1h 50m

Never have so few taken so much from so many.

Overview

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

  • Michael CrichtonDirector, Screenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $6,000,000

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
  • 1850s
  • execution by hanging
  • hanged woman

Top Billed Cast

Sean Connery

Sean Connery

Edward Pierce

Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland

Robert Agar

Lesley-Anne Down

Lesley-Anne Down

Miriam

Susan Hallinan

Emma Barnes

Alan Webb

Alan Webb

Edgar Trent

Malcolm Terris

Malcolm Terris

Fowler

Robert Lang

Robert Lang

Sharp

Wayne Sleep

Wayne Sleep

Clean Willy

Michael Elphick

Michael Elphick

Burgess

Gabrielle Lloyd

Gabrielle Lloyd

Elizabeth Trent

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