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The Great Train Robbery (DVD, 1998, Contemporary Classics)

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Michael Crichton's most accomplished directorial effort, THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY is a stylish thriller based on his best-selling book about the first robbery to take place aboard a moving train. Set in 1855 England, Edward Pierce (Sean Connery) is a master thief with the ambitious goal of stealing a shipment of gold bars en route to the Crimea. Conspiring with his beautiful mistress, Miriam (Lesley-Anne Down), and England's greatest locksmith, Agar (Donald Sutherland), Pierce sets out on a quest to copy each of four keys needed to open the train's vault, keys that are kept and guarded by different parties. Giving a smooth performance reminiscent of his James Bond role, Connery infuses Pierce with a disarming confidence as he seduces his way through the upper-class environment of the key holders, who seem to have their own low-brow weaknesses. From the decadent parties and mansions of the wealthy to the brothels and dog fights of the underclass, THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY is a historical tour de force that culminates in the suspenseful, dangerous climax of this true story.

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UPC0027616714923

eBay Product ID (ePID)3085491

Product Key Features

ActorDonald Sutherland, Lesley-Anne Down, Sean Connery

RatingPG

EditionContemporary Classics

Movie/TV TitleGreat Train Robbery

DirectorJohn Lange, Jeffrey Hudson, John Michael Crichton

FormatDVD

Release Year1998

GenreAction & Adventure

Additional Product Features

Region CodeRegion 1

Number of Discs1

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

Display FormatContemporary Classics

Leading RoleSEAN Connery, Donald Sutherland, Lesley-Anne Down

Release Date19980728

Film CountryUnited Kingdom

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by catsberry1951
01 Jun, 2017
Pretty good B+ movie but a waste of talent
Very entertaining, but too many scenes were just not believable. Only the main characters had any intelligence and everybody else was an idiot. Couldn't they have hired different extras or more of them so we wouldn't see them over and over again. They appeared so often they deserved a screen credit. Same sets got pretty monotonous. If they were to invest all that money in costumes, however, everything looked too pristine and not "worn." Didn't know they had dry cleaners back then!
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by technomad1
25 Nov, 2020
Mid-Victorian caper film.
This movie is a lot of fun, as we watch a mid-Victorian-era caper coming off. A lot of the details are authentic---I know where Crichton got his data from, because I read the same books.
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by georgbake-g789nrgu
29 Dec, 2020
Very entertaning
This is really a good movie, it moves along nicely, great plot, a has enough action to keep you alert
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by black_games_raven
10 Feb, 2016
Great Robbery Flick
The true story of the first attempt to steal from a moving train. Sean Connary is wonderful, Donald Sutherlander is superb and his Irish accent not bad,Lesley-Ann Downs is sexy and funny. The setting is beautiful recreated.
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by 0jS9qpvsQCe@Deleted
29 May, 2018
Reality, no computer illusions.
This is what it really takes to rob. And, Connery did his own stunts, no stand in's. Also with nail biting and humor.
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by easypie_16
26 Jul, 2023
a little slow but good
not his(Sean)best but good
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by griffithstadium
21 May, 2024
Excellent! Will be back again.
Excellent! Will be back again.
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by kell-rain
12 Feb, 2021
good quality disc
Great movie starring Sean Connery
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by glassmaker200
04 Mar, 2020
Good movie. Product in great shap.
Good movie. Product in great shape.
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by chantr46
28 Feb, 2024
Greatest
Love it very much
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