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Never have so few taken so much from so many. - The First Great Train Robbery
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Title: The First Great Train Robbery

Release Date: 14 Dec 1978

Runtime: 1h 50m

Genre: Thriller, Adventure, Drama, Crime

Director: United Artists, Starling Films

Production Companies: United Artists, Starling Films

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

Additional Information

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.7 (379 votes)

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
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