The First Great Train Robbery
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| The First Great Train Robbery | |
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| Directed by | Michael Crichton |
| Produced by | John Foreman |
| Written by | Michael Crichton |
| Starring | Sean Connery Donald Sutherland Lesley-Anne Down |
| Music by | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Cinematography | Geoffrey Unsworth |
| Editing by | David Bretherton |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release date(s) | 1979 |
| Running time | 110 min. |
| IMDb profile | |
The First Great Train Robbery is a 1979 film directed by Michael Crichton, who also wrote the screenplay based on his novel The Great Train Robbery. In the U.S., the film was also known as The Great Train Robbery.
The film starred Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland and Lesley-Anne Down. The story is loosely based on the Great Gold Robbery of 1855, in which Edward Pierce engineered the theft of a train-load of gold being shipped to the British Army during the Crimean War.
The film features many picturesque characters and scenes of the Victorian era, particularly the criminal mobs of the time. Although set in London and Kent, most of the filming took place in Ireland. In particular, the final scenes were filmed in Parliament Square of Trinity College, Dublin.
[edit] Awards
- Edgar Award, Best Motion Picture Screenplay, 1980 — Michael Crichton
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