The First Great Train Robbery
Released: 1978Runtime: —
In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train.
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Top billed cast
Sean Connery
as Edward Pierce
Donald Sutherland
as Robert Agar
Lesley Anne Down
as Miriam
Peter Butterworth
as Putnam
Michael Elphick
as Burgess
Alan Webb
as Edgar Trent
Robert Lang
as Sharp
Malcolm Terris
as Fowler
Wayne Sleep
as Clean Willy
Gabrielle Lloyd
as Elizabeth Trent
Pamela Salem
as Emily Trent
George Downing
as Barlow
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22Susan Hallinan
as Emma Barnes
James Cossins
as Harranby
John Bett
as McPherson
Peter Benson
as Station Despatcher
Janine Duvitski
as Maggie
Brian De Salvo
as Trent's Butler
Andre Morell
as Judge
Donald Churchill
as Prosecutor
Brian Glover
as Captain Jimmy
Noel Johnson
as Connaught
Patrick Barr
as Burke
Hubert Rees
as Lewis
Agnes Bernelle
as Woman on Platform
Joe Cahill
as Rail Guard
Cecil Nash
as Chaplain
Oliver Smith
as Ratting Assistant
John Altman
as First Pickpocket
Paul Kember
as Second Pickpocket
Geoff Ferris
as Third Pickpocket
Jenny Till
as Woman on Strand
Craig Stokes
as Urchin on Strand
Frank Mcdonald
as Policeman at London Bridge station
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