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The First Great Train Robbery

Never have so few taken so much from so many.

6.7(457)19781h 50m4

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

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Status
Released
Budget
$6M
Box office
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Language
English
  • gallows
  • historical figure
  • victorian england
  • execution
  • noose
  • hanging
  • train robbery
  • strongbox
  • gold theft
  • british history
  • playing piano
  • horse carriage

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United Kingdom, United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalPG2 Feb 1979
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1214 Dec 1978
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalPG1 Jan 1979
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalTP18 Apr 1979
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1211 Apr 1979
  • HungaryHU

    • Theatrical1226 Mar 1981
  • IrelandIE

    • TheatricalPG22 Dec 1978
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Physical6DVD4 Apr 2007
  • South KoreaKR

    • Theatrical1811 Aug 1979
  • SwedenSE

    • Theatrical1514 Dec 1978

Frequently asked questions

The First Great Train Robbery was released on 14 December 1978.

Audience reviews

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  • W

    Wuchak

    6/18/2020

    6/10

    _**Robbing a train of a shipment of gold in Victorian England**_ Written/directed by Michael Crichton and released in 1978/79, “The Great Train Robbery” was loosely based on the real-life Great Gold Robbery of 1855 that took place in England. Sean Connery plays the mastermind, Lesley-Anne Down his girlfriend and Donald Sutherland a safecracker with whom they team-up. I generally don’t like caper films because t…

  • J

    JPV852

    6/13/2023

    8/10

    Seen this once before many years ago but decided to check out the new Blu-ray from Kino Lorber. A solid heist-thriller though what struck me was these thieves were stealing gold meant for British soldiers, so not exactly stealing from some corporation, and our lead played by Sean Connery had no issue murdering a guy. Even so, still found it entertaining and some suspense-filled scenes, among them a great sequence wit…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    6/2/2024

    7/10

    I think it's Jerry Goldsmith's opening theme that gives a clue that we're in for some fun antics on the railways! That's confirmed when Michael Elphick chucks some would-be robber from the speeding carriage down an embankment where he lands at the feet of "Pierce" (Sean Connery). This bowler hatted gent wouldn't have been out of place in the Reform Club at the start of "Around the World in Eighty Days", so is a natur…

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