Film

The First Great Train Robbery

1978 · 1h 50m · Thriller · Adventure · Drama

Never have so few taken so much from so many.

IMDb

6.9

Rotten Tomatoes

79%

Metacritic

68

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

Sean Connery

Edward Pierce

Donald Sutherland

Robert Agar

Lesley-Anne Down

Miriam

Peter Butterworth

Putnam

Michael Elphick

Burgess

Alan Webb

Edgar Trent

Robert Lang

Sharp

Malcolm Terris

Fowler

Wayne Sleep

Clean Willy

Gabrielle Lloyd

Elizabeth Trent

Pamela Salem

Emily Trent

George Downing

Barlow

Susan Hallinan

Emma Barnes

James Cossins

Harranby

John Bett

McPherson

Peter Benson

Station Despatcher

• Michael CrichtonDirector · Screenplay · Novel
• John ForemanProducer
• Dino De LaurentiisExecutive Producer
• Geoffrey UnsworthDirector of Photography
• Jerry GoldsmithOriginal Music Composer
• David BrethertonEditor
• Mary SelwayCasting

Classic TrailerTrailer #1

Release date

December 14, 1978

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

PG

Budget

$6,000,000

Genres

Thriller, Adventure, Drama, Crime

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