The Great Train Robbery
1978 · Movie · PG · 110 min · ★ 6.7 · 71% critics
In Victorian England, a smooth, ambitious thief assembles a small crew to steal a heavily guarded shipment of gold from a moving train. To pull it off, they must quietly obtain and copy multiple keys, outwit high-society gatekeepers, and keep their timing perfect as the plan builds toward a risky run on the rails.
Based on The Great Train Robbery
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Details
- Original title
- The First Great Train Robbery
- Years
- 1978
- Release date
- 1978-12-14
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 71/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (432 votes)
- Box office
- $13,027,857
- Budget
- $6,000,000
About
If you enjoy old-school heist fun with elaborate planning, playful banter, and a big moving-train set piece, this should click—especially if you liked Maverick or Charley Varrick; Not for you if you want nonstop intensity or a serious tone.
Pros: clever key-stealing schemes; witty, light tone; exciting train stunts | Cons: slow early stretch; uneven comedy vs suspense; some crude innuendo
Themes
- gallows
- historical figure
- victorian england
- execution
- noose
- hanging
- train robbery
- strongbox
- gold theft
- british history
- playing piano
- horse carriage
- +5 more
Cast & crew
Sean Connery
as Edward Pierce
Donald Sutherland
as Robert Agar
Lesley-Anne Down
as Miriam
Peter Butterworth
as Putnam
Michael Elphick
as Burgess
Alan Webb
as Edgar Trent
Robert Lang
as Sharp
Malcolm Terris
as Fowler
Wayne Sleep
as Clean Willy
Gabrielle Lloyd
as Elizabeth Trent
Directed by Michael Crichton