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The First Great Train Robbery

1978 · 110 min

A charmingly twisty Victorian heist caper that mixes suspenseful set-pieces with dry wit and a roguish sense of fun.

Directed by
Michael Crichton
Genres
Thriller, Adventure, Drama
Starring
Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland, Lesley-Anne Down
Tagline
Never have so few taken so much from so many.
Overview
In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train.

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Directed by
Michael Crichton
Genres
Thriller, Adventure, Drama
Starring
Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland, Lesley-Anne Down
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • heist
  • class
  • deception
  • loyalty
  • freedom
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour6
Realism7
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Genres
thriller, adventure, drama, crime
Directed by
Michael Crichton
Written by
Michael Crichton
Starring
Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland, Lesley-Anne Down, Peter Butterworth, Michael Elphick, Alan Webb, Robert Lang, Malcolm Terris
Music
Jerry Goldsmith
Cinematography
Geoffrey Unsworth
Runtime
110 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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