The Great Train Robbery (1979)

Great Train Robbery

This was by far one of the best heist movies I've seen in a long time. Don Sutherland and Sean Connery were as entertaining as ever. The plot kept me on the edge of my seat throughout. September 29, 2008

Robbery Deluxe

Sean Connery and Donald Southerland are very good in this movie based on the Michael Crichton novel. The scenes and costuming are magnificent, and the characteristics of the storyline ingenious and clever. Great writing, great acting and great viewing. September 20, 2008

Highly recommended for two hours plus of entertainment

I just read the book by Michael Crichton, and enjoyed it very much. I purchased the move to see if it was as good as the book. Yes it is!. Sean Connery and Donald Sutherland are great together. The move was filmed in 1978, and the dual troublemakers try to pull off the biggest heist in British history. The movie provides non-stop tension, conspiracy, and action. Highly recommended for two hours plus of entertainment. July 22, 2008

Great period movie

An excellent movie about a train robbery in the 1890s with impressive attention to period detail. There's never been a train robbery movie that has been this exciting with a very intricate plot. It's a movie you watch from beginning to end with no breaks. Best of the best for all the actors. March 9, 2008

A Costume Crime Story

The film tells how £25,000 in gold was shipped to pay British troops during the Crimean War in 1855. One man is found on the train, there is a fight, and he is thrown off. One "sharp business man" is very interested in these gold shipments. (Gold is untraceable.) Edward Pierce plans to steal the gold shipment and makes meticulous plans to steal and copy the four keys to the safe. This film shows the "ratting" sport, and people riding horses. It shows how each key is found and copied by different ruses. Mid 19th century London was recreated as the background. "All everybody thinks about is money." There is a security leak and new precautions are taken. Edward Pierce has a way to defeat those plans. "Social engineering" has a long history.

This film shows how this theft is accomplished. There is a glitch (no plan is perfect) but it is overcome. Yet there is a final slip-up. The judge sentences Pierce. But one last trick trumps justice at the end. [Do you find it believable?] Does this remind you of "The Sting"?
One problem is the shipment of gold in bullion rather than in coins.
January 9, 2008

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