The Great Train Robbery

The Great Train Robbery

  • Director: Michael Crichton
  • Countries of origin: United Kingdom
  • Language: English, French
  • Release date: February 2, 1979
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: Der erste große Eisenbahnraub
  • "The Great Train Robbery" is a 1978 crime film directed by Michael Crichton and starring Sean Connery and Donald Sutherland.
    The film tells the story of a train robbery in the UK.

    Details

    • Release date February 2, 1979
    • Filming locations Trinity College, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
    • Production companies Dino De Laurentiis Company, Starling Films

    Box office

    Budget

    $6,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $13,027,857

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $391,942

    Gross worldwide

    $13,027,857

    Movie reviews

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    • By Kailyn 2022-06-19 23:58:34

      The story is good, but the director's expression is not very good

      The story is very good, the director's expression is not very good, the place that should be outstanding is not outstanding, it is too simple.

      The photography style is also not in place, and the thriller is turned into a documentary. The train scene shows that there are ideas, and the shots are too plain. The whistling speed was not captured. The train station key stealing lens can be taken as a portable camera, increasing the tension and so on.

      Since it is talking about...

    • By Marilou 2022-06-19 22:25:10

      thieves have no right

      It's just a dance scene between two old clappers. Of course, everyone else, including the lady, looks old-fashioned!

      Aside from the acting, the plot is really not that great! These thieves who don't even talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality on the surface of "the thief also has the right", steal only for money and only for themselves, but they also create a positive image, and finally escape the punishment of the law and...

    • By Pete 2022-06-19 20:08:21

      Some people just don't know how to appreciate it!

      Why are so many people belittling this film? It was very good to be able to make a film of this level in that era. Some people just watched this old film with tinted glasses, and some of the comments really couldn't stand it anymore. How could it be? How about using current values ​​to evaluate previous technologies? Then you have the ability to shoot! Don't forget that half of our current technology is left over from people from the past, and we still have to learn from them. Without the films...

    • By Alexis 2022-06-19 19:59:44

      simple tension

      It's nostalgic enough to suddenly look at a movie from 28 years ago. At that time, Sean Connery's acting skills were uneventful and not brilliant, but his funny partner was even more impressive, as well as the heroine who looked exactly like Catherine Zeta Jones, very pp.
      Of course, in this film, the rigor and simplicity of the British are vividly presented, with almost no extra clues and dialogue, the plot is compact, and the shots are very simple, but at the same time, it can still...

    • By Alysa 2022-06-19 14:54:37

      Movie record

      I wanted to watch the big train robbery in 1903, but I didn't think I was wrong. I watched this movie with the feeling of watching a good movie, and thought it was actually pretty good. Although I had doubts on the way to watch it, this movie can be a recommended movie. It seems that I still have a little bit of spectrum for the movie.
          The stalk of this movie is older and the action scenes are more primitive, but it still seems more realistic. I can't say that there is anything...

    User comments

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    • By Dolores 2023-09-23 23:29:57

      It's a bit old, but it's...

    • By Price 2023-09-17 18:46:37

      This is to encourage everyone to rob? The only way to show his wisdom and courage is to try to rob, kill and do all kinds of deeds. I think it's just the result of the rich people panicking and having nothing to do. There is also a well-organized, regular life schedule that is more punctual than a clock, but it gives people an...

    • By Annabelle 2023-09-06 18:49:41

      At that time, it was amazing to be able to shoot like this and have...

    • By Gracie 2023-08-29 08:09:31

      It's a bit of a British deception, and in addition to the deception, the action scenes are also quite spectacular. The overall sense of rhythm is very good, and the production is also at the top level of Hollywood, which is an underrated robbery...

    • By Macie 2023-08-11 06:19:02

      Very general. The various plots designed are more deliberate, but also lack whimsy and sophistication. The shooting method is also normal. Considering the '79 film, there's not much to...

    Movie plot

    In England in 1855, the latest target of the famous gold thief Edward Pierce was to steal a train from London to Crimea, because the car was full of gold to pay for the local garrison. Also involved in the task were Pierce's beautiful wife Miriam and England's most famous lockpicker, Robert Olga. Pierce found that there were four different locks on the warehouse where the gold was stored on the train, and four different keys were...
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    Movie quotes

    • Edward Pierce: [referring to Trent's apparent lack of vices] No respectable gentleman is THAT respectable.

    • Edward Pierce: What exactly are you constructing?

      Emily Trent: We thought a water wheel. It will be so delightful, especially when there will be the rusted curve of the water wheel itself. Don't you agree?

      Edgar Trent: We are building the rusted wheel at considerable expense.

      Emily Trent: It is constructed of previously rusted metal, the craftsmen are most ingenious. And of course we must wait for the weeds to grow up around the site before it takes on the proper appearance.

      Edward Pierce: Oh I'm sure it'll be a handsome ruin.

      Edgar Trent: Where is Elizabeth?

      Emily Trent: I have passed many pleasant hours here, watching the workman fit each piece into its precise slot. Such skill!

      Edward Pierce: They screw it together do they?

      Edgar Trent: No, bolt it actually. With long bolts, fitted tightly.

      Emily Trent: Yes. *Long* bolts, fitted tightly.

      Edward Pierce: I've just returned from America, a country of many prominent erections.

      Emily Trent: It *is* exciting to see things come together, so long as the quality does not suffer.

      Edward Pierce: Tight-fitting joints, that's the secret.

      Emily Trent: It's *so* rare these days.

      Edward Pierce: [It] depends on the skill of the workman, of course.

      Emily Trent: And he *must* have the proper tools.

    • Judge: [Judgementally] Now, on the matter of motive, we ask you: Why did you conceive, plan and execute this dastardly and scandalous crime?

      Edward Pierce: I wanted the money.

      [the court spectators roar with laughter]