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67% Critic Match
The First Great Train Robbery
“Never have so few taken so much from so many.”
6.7 / 10• 1978• 1h 50m•PG• English
ThrillerAdventureDramaCrime
Storyline
In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train.
Cast & Crew
Sean Connery
Edward Pierce
Lead
Donald Sutherland
Robert Agar
Lesley-Anne Down
Miriam
Peter Butterworth
Putnam
Michael Elphick
Burgess
Alan Webb
Edgar Trent
Robert Lang
Sharp
Malcolm Terris
Fowler
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Michael Crichton's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The First Great Train Robbery is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
