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Robbery

Play trailer Poster for Robbery 1967,  1h 54m,  Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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Based on the infamous "Great Train Robbery," this film follows Paul Clifton (Stanley Baker) as he forms a team to carry out an ambitious heist of cash from a government mail train traveling from Scotland to London. Clifton feels it necessary to add incarcerated money expert Robinson (Frank Finlay) to the group, so he organizes a jailbreak to free him as well. Although the theft succeeds, the criminals are still hounded by Scotland Yard detective Langdon (James Booth).

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Oct 23, 2004
3/4
We don't need to be told why a man would rob a bank; we just want to know how he gets away with it, right? Go to Full Review
Sarah Boslaugh TheArtsStl May 21, 2019
7/10
...an old-school procedural, expertly shot by Douglas Slocombe... Go to Full Review
Kent Turner Film-Forward.com Feb 17, 2011
3/4
A forensic examination of the making of a crime, Robbery keeps pace with other '60s capers (Topkapi) and overtakes others (The Italian Job). Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Oct 28, 2008
B-
It's only routine cops and robbers doings. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Aug 8, 2005
2/5
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Cast & Crew

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Peter Yates

Director

Stanley Baker

Paul Clifton

Joanna Pettet

Kate Clifton

James Booth

Inspector George Langdon

Frank Finlay

Robinson

Barry Foster

Frank

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Robbery

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Movie Info

Synopsis Based on the infamous "Great Train Robbery," this film follows Paul Clifton (Stanley Baker) as he forms a team to carry out an ambitious heist of cash from a government mail train traveling from Scotland to London. Clifton feels it necessary to add incarcerated money expert Robinson (Frank Finlay) to the group, so he organizes a jailbreak to free him as well. Although the theft succeeds, the criminals are still hounded by Scotland Yard detective Langdon (James Booth).
Director
Peter Yates
Producer
Stanley Baker, Michael Deeley
Screenwriter
Edward Boyd, Peter Yates, George Markstein
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 54m
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