Great train robbery, the 1979 movie clip nice pull. Jul 6, 2014 in the early hours of 8 august 1963 a londonbound mail train was forcibly stopped at a remote bridge in buckinghamshire. The first great train robbery, televisioesityksessa kaytetty nimea suuri junaryosto on vuonna 1979 ensiiltaan tullut rikoselokuva, jonka ohjasi michael crichton. Interesting facts about sean connery just fun facts. Jun 21, 20 mike myers salutes sean connery in a kilt at the afi life achievement award duration. A master criminal aims to rob a train of a large sum of gold. There is, however, a zombiethemed board game called the great brain robbery. Sean connery has a grand time as the heists mastermind, never taking the plot too seriously but also refraining from winking figuratively at the audience. The great train robbery 1979 in victorian england, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train. Michael crichton wrote and directed the screen adaptation of the great train robbery, starring sean connery and donald sutherland. Agar donald sutherland is introduced snatching a purse on production designer al burgess and art director maurice carters detailed recreation of londons strand, then acosted by pierce sean connery in the great train robbery, 1979.
But in 1855 there had never been a robbery from a moving railway train. Crichton then wrote and directed an adaptation of his own book, the first great train robbery 1978 starring sean connery and donald sutherland. K sean connery for sale halloween masks and costumes. Although the great train robbery was a real event, i had no idea what it was all about. The story of the great train robbery of 1855 is told here as a caper cum romp in the sheets where your sympathies lie firmly with the criminals played brilliantly by sean connery and donald sutherland, ably supported by lesleyanne down in the role of their feisty female accomplice. The train was supposed to be travelling at thirtyfive miles per hour. Michael crichtons most accomplished directorial effort, the great train robbery is a stylish thriller based on his bestselling book about the first robbery to take place aboard a moving train. The first great train robbery is directed by michael crichton who also writes the screenplay. It tells the story of the great gold robbery of 1855, a massive gold heist, which takes place on a train traveling through victorianera england on may 22, 1855. Great train robbery 1963 the great train robbery is the name given to a. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Feb 28, 2020 sean connery, scottishborn actor whose popularity in james bond thrillers led to a successful decadeslong career. They need wax impressions of keys, coffins, dead cats, and a great deal of planning in order to pull it off. Adapting his own novel which was inspired by the facts of the first known train robbery, crichton sets this attractive, highly enjoyable film in london in 1855, where edward pierce sean connery and agar donald sutherland plot to steal. Adapting his own novel which was inspired by the facts of the first known train robbery, crichton sets this attractive, highly enjoyable film in london in 1855, where edward pierce sean connery and agar donald sutherland. With sean connery, donald sutherland, lesley anne down, alan webb. Harrison ford on indiana jones and sean connery at the afi life achievement award duration. It stars sean connery, donald sutherland, lesleyanne down, wayne sleep, robert lang, alan webb and andre morell. Connery is known for his trademark scottish accent and his good looks, repeatedly mentioned as one of the most attractive men alive by magazines even after he was considerably older than more conventional sex.
And the idea of criminals going against society made them the least repressed. The conspirators in this undertaking are edward pierce sean connery, agar. Crichton uses the same quasinonfiction style that he uses for his other historical novels like eaters of the dead or pirate latitudes. Sean connery, in full sir sean connery, original name thomas connery, born august 25, 1930, edinburgh, scotland, scottishborn actor whose popularity in james bond spy thrillers led to a successful decadeslong film career connery grew. The more aggressive sister trope of pistol pose, this trope is frequently used on movie posters, dvdvhs cases, and book covers.
The first great train robbery, released in the united states as the great train robbery, is a 1978 british heist neo noir crime film directed by michael crichton, who also wrote the screenplay based on his novel the great train robbery. This was made even worse by the train going much faster than expected. Great train robbery 1963 that took place in 1963 near linslade in england. Kultajuna ohjaus michael crichton paaosissa sean connery, donald sutherland ja lesleyanne down tekstitys suomi, ruotsi, englanti painos loppu. The film stars sean connery, donald sutherland, and lesleyanne down. The film was set in england in 1855 and starred sean connery as edward pierce the criminal mastermind behind the robbery, along with his accomplices donald sutherland as robert agar a thief.
What happened next went down in history as the great train robbery. It talks about how the men stole 7 million pounds 2. In victorian england, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train. In the process of writing and directing the movie, however, crichton has taken more liberties with the facts, and hes inserted a vein of wry humor. The first great train robbery or you can call it the great train robbery whatever you wanna call it. In his 1988 memoir travels, author michael crichton recalls the time he spent with actor sean connery during the shooting of the film the great train robbery in ireland in 1978.
The great train robbery 1978 sean connery as pierce. The leads are sean connery and donald sutherland, teamed up with. In the process of writing and directing the movie, however, crichton has taken. Sir thomas sean connery, legion dhonneur, born 25 august 1930 is an oscar winning scottish actor who has starred in many films and is best known as the original cinematic james bond. Sean connery did all his own stunts on top of the train. When released in england, this film was titled the first great train robbery. See more ideas about the great train robbery, robbery, train. Sean connery is hilarious as a smooth talking, suave, debonaire gentleman robber. All sean connery movies ranked by tomatometer great train robbery, the 1979 movie clip tight fitting joints. The great train robbery was a michael crichton affair. The great train robbery is a 1975 crime and historical novel written by michael crichton. The great train robbery is a bestselling 1975 historical novel written by michael crichton.
Master mind thief edward pierce, sean connery, and miriam, his mistressaccomplice, lesley anne down, watch tensely as their robbery scheme unfolds on a station platform in the great train robbery, a united artists release. Sir sean connery spent several days running on top of a moving train. The great train robbery audiobook by michael crichton. Nighon crude garden flirting between thief pierce sean connery and trophy wife emily pamela salem as her husband alan webb introduces his daughter gabrielle lloyd in michael crichtons the great train robbery, 1979.
Adapting his own novel which was inspired by the facts of the first known train robbery, crichton sets this attractive, highly enjoyable film in london in 1855. Buy the great train robbery book online at low prices in. The great train robbery 412 movie clip stop that boy. He is also known for his roles as jimmy malone in the untouchables 1987, for which he won an academy award for best supporting actor.
Filming the scenes proved quite difficult for him as cinders from the locomotive get getting in his eyes. Great train robbery by michael crichton michael crichton, sean. Robbery poor copy of michael bentines great train robbery epic from square world. Apr 30, 2015 in no single script is this more apparent than in the great train robbery, adapted from his own 1975 novel, and the reason why isnt simply because theres no science fiction involved. However, he has a plan and just the right people to carry it out. The great train robbery trailer directed by michael crichton and starring sean connery, donald sutherland, alan webb, malcolm terris, robert lang. Knopf then, a division of random house, it is currently published by avon, an imprint of harpercollins publishers. First off, the casting of sean connery is a deceptively brilliant move, and one that connery himself didnt agree with until he read the novel and met. The film was set in england in 1855 and starred sean connery as edward pierce the criminal mastermind behind the robbery, along with his accomplices donald sutherland as robert agar a thief and lesleyanne down as miriam a seductress that manipulates men to gain information from them. England has had its share of great train robbers, including the gang. The great train robbery 1979 trailer sean connery youtube.
Unlike the real incident, only pierce is captured and tried and all of the protagonists are seen to escape to freedom after the trial. Two british former soldiers decide to set themselves up as kings in kafiristan, a land where no white man has set foot since alexander the great. 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. Sutherland and connery wish to rob a moving train s safe in victorian england. The great train robbery is a 1978 adventure crime drama starring sean connery, donald sutherland, and a miscast lesleyanne downe. Director michael crichton adapted the story from his own, moreclinical novel on. May 12, 1975 although the great train robbery was a real event, i had no idea what it was all about. Thats what the book is about, and this came totally after the fact. Historymaking heist, written by brenda haugen it talks about the train robbery in 1963.
His mother, euphemia mcbain effie nee mclean, was a cleaning woman, and his father, joseph connery, was a factory worker and truck driver. The first great train robbery 1979 dvd filmihulluleffakauppa. Sir sean connery kbe is a retired scottish actor and producer. Sean connery in the great train robbery 1978 youtube. Crichton, the famed author of jurassic park, sphere, congo, disclosure, and a number of other popular novels, was also once a. Instead this is a delicious slice of victorian england, meticulously researched and peppered with intriguing facts and anecdotes.
Security is incredibly tight and the task seems an impossible one. The haul is a great deal larger in michael crichtons the great train robbery, but he based his original novel more or less on the facts. No, from russia with love, goldfinger, and never say never again. The great train robbery 1978 original trailer hd 1080p. The great train robbery trailer directed by michael crichton and starring sean connery, donald sutherland, alan webb, malcolm terris. The great train robbery 1978 original trailer hd 1080p the original trailer in high definition of the great train robbery directed by michael crichton and starring sean connery, donald. Elokuvan paaosia esittavat sean connery, donald sutherland, lesleyanne. The film was set in england in 1855 and starred sean connery as edward pierce the criminal mastermind behind the robbery, along with his accomplices donald sutherland as robert agar a thief and lesleyanne. Michael crichton and sean connery filming the train sequence from the great train robbery. The great train robbery unabridged michael crichton. The train driver was counting telegraph poles to measure the speed. Lesley anne down costars as miriam, the woman on the outside who arranges connerys getaway. The conspirators in this undertaking are edward pierce sean connery, agar donald sutherland and clean willy wayne sleep. She plays the sexkitten in this movie but if any redblooded man one out there thinks shes sexy, i question your standards.
Besides, after we click on the link for the film on imdb here, there we see its poster with the name the great train robbery stylized as logolike train. Aug 08, 20 bruce reynolds and biggs were signed up to produce a great train robbery video game in 1999 but it never came to fruition. The great train robbery dvd, 2014 for sale online ebay. This is actually an extraordinary film with extraordinary cast like sean connery and donald. The great train robbery 1978 sean connery as pierce imdb. Buy the first great train robbery dvd by sean connery from amazons movies store.
Michael crichton on the masculine virtues of sean connery. This singular gentleman was edward pierce, and for a man destined to become so notorious that queen victoria herself expressed a desire to meet him or, barring that, to attend his hanging he remains an oddly mysterious figure. Buy the great train robbery book online at best prices in india on. The great train robbery is a novel, and some of the events are fictionalized, but it is based on true events. Bestselling novelist michael crichton had already directed westworld and coma when he tackled the ambitious production of the great train robbery in 1978. With sean connery, michael caine, christopher plummer, saeed jaffrey. Aug 12, 2019 read about the childhood, career and personal life of academy awardwinning scottish actor sean connery, known as spy 007 in the early james bond movies, on. Great train robbery by michael crichton michael crichton. I woke up one night when the great train robbery was almost completed, and thought that what the book s really about is repression, and thats what the whole victorian period means.
The first great train robbery, released in the united states as the great train robbery, is a 1978 british heist neo noir crime film directed by michael crichton, who also wrote the screenplay based on his novel the great train robbery the film stars sean connery, donald sutherland, and lesleyanne down. See more ideas about the great train robbery, train and sean connery. I saw this movie yesterday night on tv and the title shown was the great train robbery. Porter film, the great train robbery is a dramatization of the famous first holdup of a moving train in 1855 england. The great train robbery is lighthearted escapist fare for most of its running time thus, a scene where pierce strangles a crony seems out of place. Michael crichton, david bretherton, peter elliott, john foreman. The original trailer in high definition of the great train robbery directed by michael crichton and starring sean connery, donald sutherland. He is the brilliant mastermind behind the ambitious plan to rob a moving train full of gold headed to crimea for the first time in history. The novel was later made into a 1979 film entitled the first great train robbery directed by crichton starring sean connery as pierce, donald sutherland as agar and lesleyanne down as miriam. Sean connery is a retired scottish actor and producer his full name is thomas sean connery he was born on august 25, 1930, in fountainbridge, scotland. The great train robbery is a well made film and a fantastic time. The great train robbery by michael crichton goodreads. The book tells the story of the 1st great train robbery but in true classic crichton style the writer goes far further than laying the bare facts of the story in front of us.
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