Daylight Robbery

Aug 29, 2008

1h 30m

★ 5.5

7 Men..1 Bank..90 Minutes..THE FUSE IS LIT

Overview

Alex masterminds an ambitious plan to steal millions of untraceable cash that is stacked in the underground vaults of The London Exchange Bank, waiting for its last journey, Incineration. Lucky, Matty, Terry, Chubby, Norman and Jay make up his unlikely gang of robbers. Setting up their alibi, the gang check in for a flight and join in with thousands of England supporters that are part of a mass exodus to The World Cup Tournament in Germany.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Action

Thriller

Daylight Robbery Trailers

Cast

Alex

Geoff Bell

Lucky

Vas Blackwood

SWAT Man

Xavier Anderson

Passport Control

Brodie Bass

Jay

Robert Boulter

Doctor

Max Brown

Cashier

Clair Elsmore

Bank Manager (as Antonio Gil Martinez)

Antonio Gil

Matty

Leo Gregory

Terry

Johnny Harris

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