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The Great Train Robbery

Starring: Sean Connery; Lesley-Anne Down & Donald Sutherland Director: Michael Crichton  Rated:

DVD Features:

Audio:

• Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
• Dolby Digital Mono - French

Additional Release Material:

• Audio Commentary - 1. Michael Crichton - Director
• Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer

Additional Products:

• Booklet

Product Description:

Michael Crichton's most accomplished directorial effort, THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY is a stylish thriller based on his best-selling book about the first robbery to take place aboard a moving train. Set in 1855 England, Edward Pierce (Sean Connery) is a master thief with the ambitious goal of stealing a shipment of gold bars en route to the Crimea. Conspiring with his beautiful mistress, Miriam (Lesley-Anne Down), and England's greatest locksmith, Agar (Donald Sutherland), Pierce sets out on a quest to copy each of four keys needed to open the train's vault, keys that are kept and guarded by different parties. Giving a smooth performance reminiscent of his James Bond role, Connery infuses Pierce with a disarming confidence as he seduces his way through the upper-class environment of the key holders, who seem to have their own low-brow weaknesses. From the decadent parties and mansions of the wealthy to the brothels and dog fights of the underclass, THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY is a historical tour de force that culminates in the suspenseful, dangerous climax of this true story.

Plot Keywords:

Adventure | Drama | Period Piece | Recommended | Theatrical Release | Thieves

Exerpts:

"Find me a dead cat." -- Pierce (Sean Connery) to Agar (Donald Sutherland)

Production Notes:

• Filmed in Ireland.

Cast and Crew: