The First Great Train Robbery

Dec 14, 1978

1h 50m

★ 6.7

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.

Genres

Thriller

Adventure

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

United Artists

Starling Films

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Cast

Edward Pierce

Sean Connery

Robert Agar

Donald Sutherland

Miriam

Lesley-Anne Down

Emma Barnes

Susan Hallinan

Edgar Trent

Alan Webb

Fowler

Malcolm Terris

Sharp

Robert Lang

Clean Willy

Wayne Sleep

Burgess

Michael Elphick

Elizabeth Trent

Gabrielle Lloyd

Emily Trent

Pamela Salem

Barlow

George Downing

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