For other films and events of the same or similar name, see The Great Train Robbery (disambiguation).
The First Great Train Robbery
Theatrical release poster by Roger Kastel
Directed by
Michael Crichton
Screenplay by
Michael Crichton
Based on
The Great Train Robbery 1975 novel by Michael Crichton
Produced by
John Foreman
Starring
Sean Connery
Donald Sutherland
Lesley-Anne Down
Cinematography
Geoffrey Unsworth
Edited by
David Bretherton
Music by
Jerry Goldsmith
Production company
Starling Films
Distributed by
United Artists
Release date
14 December 1978 (1978-12-14)
Running time
110 minutes
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Budget
$7 million[1]
Box office
$13 million[2]
The First Great Train Robbery (known in the United States as The Great Train Robbery) is a 1978 British heist comedy film directed by Michael Crichton, who also wrote the screenplay based on his 1975 novel The Great Train Robbery. The film stars Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland and Lesley-Anne Down.
The story is based on an actual event, the Great Gold Robbery which took place on 15 May 1855 when 3 boxes of gold bullion and coins were stolen from the guard's van of the train service between London Bridge Station and Folkestone while it was being shipped to Paris.[3]
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