The Great Train Robbery Movie Review 1979

A dapper thief arranges to heist the Folkstone bullion express in 1855, the first moving train robbery. Well-designed, fast-moving costume piece based on Crichton's best-selling novel.

Distribution

Home Vision Cinema, c/o Image Entertainment, 20525 Nordhoff St., Ste. 200, Chatsworth, CA 91311, URL: http://www.homevision.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 111 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Adventure Drama, Heists: Trains, Period Piece: 19th Century, Trains, True Stories, Great Escapes, Books to Film: Michael Crichton

Screenplay

Michael Crichton

Cast

Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland, Lesley-Anne Down, Alan Webb

Cinematography

Geoffrey Unsworth

Director

Michael Crichton

Music

Jerry Goldsmith

Producer

United Artists