Robbery
- 1967
- 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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A group of British criminals plan the robbery of the Royal Mail train on the Glasgow-London route.A group of British criminals plan the robbery of the Royal Mail train on the Glasgow-London route.A group of British criminals plan the robbery of the Royal Mail train on the Glasgow-London route.
- Awards
- 1 win
Patrick Jordan
- Freddy
- (as Patrick Jordon)
Kenneth Farrington
- Seventh Robber
- (as Ken Farrington)
Roger Booth
- Detective
- (uncredited)
Ron Charles
- Seaman
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIt was the realistic car chase through the streets of London in this picture, that led to director Peter Yates doing another car chase in San Francisco a year later. Steve McQueen personally wanted Yates for what turned out to be his highest grossing film Bullitt (1968).
- GoofsWhen the traffic warden puts the gas canister in the car, a white cable can be seen draping from the inside of the door and this is seen to be connected to the device as he removes it from his bag. There is no sign of the cable in the following close-up shot from his point of view.
- Quotes
Paul Clifton: We're talking about millions of pounds now. We're talking about road blocks, car searches, house raids, shakedowns. They'll know who pulled the job. Without the money, they can't prove anything.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Film Review: Film Review (1967)
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the leader of a team of crooks devises a complicated train robbery
Robbery from 1967 stars Stanley Adams, Joanna Pettet, James Booth, and Frank Finlay.
Adams plays Paul Clifton, the head of a team of crooks who comes up with a plan to rob a mail train of the between $3 million and $4 million it will carry on a bank holiday. He takes the preparation very seriously, down to the minute, and the film shows the painstaking process.
The breathtaking London car chase caused Steve McQueen to ask the director, Peter Yates, to direct Bullitt.
Based on the 1963 Glasgow Train Robbery, the film actually starts with a diamond robbery, which introduces us to the main players. Then various people are gathered to participate in this difficult heist, followed by the actual robbery, the clever hiding place, and denoument.
The only part of the film that seems superfluous is the home life of Paul Clifton, featuring Joanna Pettet as his wife. I suppose it was to show that he was cold and determined, but it wasn't needed.
The end was a little different from what really happened. Enjoyable.
Adams plays Paul Clifton, the head of a team of crooks who comes up with a plan to rob a mail train of the between $3 million and $4 million it will carry on a bank holiday. He takes the preparation very seriously, down to the minute, and the film shows the painstaking process.
The breathtaking London car chase caused Steve McQueen to ask the director, Peter Yates, to direct Bullitt.
Based on the 1963 Glasgow Train Robbery, the film actually starts with a diamond robbery, which introduces us to the main players. Then various people are gathered to participate in this difficult heist, followed by the actual robbery, the clever hiding place, and denoument.
The only part of the film that seems superfluous is the home life of Paul Clifton, featuring Joanna Pettet as his wife. I suppose it was to show that he was cold and determined, but it wasn't needed.
The end was a little different from what really happened. Enjoyable.
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- Dec 17, 2021
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- Also known as
- Überfall
- Filming locations
- Leyton Stadium, Brisbane Road, Leyton, London, England, UK(Paul Clifton plans the train robbery with Frank, Dave, Ben and Don during a football match)
- Production companies
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- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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