The First Great Train Robbery
“Never have so few taken so much from so many.”
In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train.
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Cast
34 people
Sean Connery
Edward Pierce
Known for
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
The Rock
Donald Sutherland
Robert Agar
Known for
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Undoing
Lesley-Anne Down
Miriam
Known for
North and South
The Bold and the Beautiful
Peter Butterworth
Putnam
Known for
Don't Lose Your Head
Robin and Marian
Michael Elphick
Burgess
Known for
The Elephant Man
The Element of Crime
Alan Webb
Edgar Trent
Known for
The Canterbury Tales
The Duellists
Robert Lang
Sharp
Known for
The House That Dripped Blood
The Medusa Touch
Malcolm Terris
Fowler
Known for
Elizabeth I
The Bounty
Wayne Sleep
Clean Willy
Also in
Elizabeth
The Hot Shoe Show
Gabrielle Lloyd
Elizabeth Trent
Known for
Robin Hood
Pamela Salem
Emily Trent
Known for
EastEnders
Never Say Never Again
George Downing
Barlow
No other roles listed
Michael Crichton Director · Jerry Goldsmith Composer Geoffrey Unsworth Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $13M · Budget $6M · United States release February 2, 1979
Box office
Budget
$6,000,000
Worldwide gross
$13,027,857
Gross vs. budget
2.2×
Production
United Artists
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Starling Films
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United Artists Pictures
Studio · Production
United Kingdom · United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · December 14, 1978
Theatrical
United States · February 2, 1979
Theatrical
Australia
January 1, 1979 · Theatrical
France
April 18, 1979 · Theatrical
Germany
April 11, 1979 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 26, 1981 · Theatrical
Ireland
December 22, 1978 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 4, 2007 · Physical · DVD
South Korea
August 11, 1979 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 14, 1978 · Theatrical
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