The Brink's Job
“The robbery nobody thought could happen by the guys nobody thought could pull it off.”
In 1950, a group of unlikely criminal masterminds commits the robbery of the century. Led by Tony Pino, a petty thief fresh out of prison, and Joe McGinnis, who specializes in planning lucrative capers, the gang robs Brink's main office in Boston of more than $2 million. However, things begin to go awry when the FBI gets involved, the cops start cracking down on the gang and McGinnis refuses to hand over the loot...
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Cast
21 people
Peter Falk
Tony Pino
Known for
Columbo
The Princess Bride
Peter Boyle
Joe McGinnis
Known for
Taxi Driver
Young Frankenstein
Allen Garfield
Vinnie Costa
Known for
The Conversation
Beverly Hills Cop II
Warren Oates
Specs O'Keefe
Known for
Badlands
In the Heat of the Night
Gena Rowlands
Mary Pino
Known for
The Notebook
The Skeleton Key
Paul Sorvino
Jazz Maffie
Known for
GoodFellas
Godfather of Harlem
Sheldon Leonard
J. Edgar Hoover
Known for
To Have and Have Not
Guys and Dolls
Kevin O'Connor
Stanley Gusciora
Known for
Let's Scare Jessica to Death
Special Effects
Gerard Murphy
Sandy Richardson
Known for
Once Upon a Time in America
Sorcerer
Patrick Hines
H. H. Rightmire
Known for
Amadeus
Malachy McCourt
Mutt Murphy
Known for
Q
After.Life
Randy Jurgensen
FBI Agent
Known for
Cruising
Thinner
William Friedkin Director · Walon Green Writer Noel Behn Author
Worldwide gross $14M · United States release December 8, 1978 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$14,500,000
Production
The De Laurentiis Company
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio
Dino De Laurentiis Company
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Italian
Release dates
United States · December 8, 1978
Theatrical
Germany
October 25, 1979 · Theatrical
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