I saw this movie yesterday night on tv and the title shown was the great train robbery. In the process of writing and directing the movie, however, crichton has taken. May 12, 1975 although the great train robbery was a real event, i had no idea what it was all about. Bestselling novelist michael crichton had already directed westworld and coma when he tackled the ambitious production of the great train robbery in 1978. Michael crichton and sean connery filming the train sequence from the great train robbery. Sean connery in the great train robbery 1978 youtube. The first great train robbery or you can call it the great train robbery whatever you wanna call it.
Security is incredibly tight and the task seems an impossible one. Sir sean connery spent several days running on top of a moving train. 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. The great train robbery trailer directed by michael crichton and starring sean connery, donald sutherland, alan webb, malcolm terris. 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. The great train robbery 1978 original trailer hd 1080p. With sean connery, donald sutherland, lesley anne down, alan webb. Buy the great train robbery book online at best prices in india on. The first great train robbery is directed by michael crichton who also writes the screenplay. 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 great train robbery 1979 in victorian england, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train.
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. Buy the great train robbery book online at low prices in. The great train robbery by michael crichton goodreads. Crichton, the famed author of jurassic park, sphere, congo, disclosure, and a number of other popular novels, was also once a. Buy the first great train robbery dvd by sean connery from amazons movies store. 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. The film stars sean connery, donald sutherland, and lesleyanne down. 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. See more ideas about the great train robbery, train and sean connery. 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. 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. K sean connery for sale halloween masks and costumes. The great train robbery was a michael crichton affair. This was made even worse by the train going much faster than expected.
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 is a 1975 crime and historical novel written by michael crichton. Elokuvan paaosia esittavat sean connery, donald sutherland, lesleyanne. The great train robbery 1978 sean connery as pierce imdb. Director michael crichton adapted the story from his own, moreclinical novel on. 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. 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. His mother, euphemia mcbain effie nee mclean, was a cleaning woman, and his father, joseph connery, was a factory worker and truck driver. 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 1979 dvd filmihulluleffakauppa. All sean connery movies ranked by tomatometer great train robbery, the 1979 movie clip tight fitting joints. 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. It talks about how the men stole 7 million pounds 2.
There is, however, a zombiethemed board game called the great brain robbery. The great train robbery audiobook by michael crichton. With sean connery, donald sutherland, lesleyanne down, alan webb. The great train robbery is a 1978 adventure crime drama starring sean connery, donald sutherland, and a miscast lesleyanne downe. 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. 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 more aggressive sister trope of pistol pose, this trope is frequently used on movie posters, dvdvhs cases, and book covers. With sean connery, michael caine, christopher plummer, saeed jaffrey. Lesley anne down costars as miriam, the woman on the outside who arranges connerys getaway. What happened next went down in history as the great train robbery. Historymaking heist, written by brenda haugen it talks about the train robbery in 1963. They need wax impressions of keys, coffins, dead cats, and a great deal of planning in order to pull it off. In victorian england, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train.
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. The great train robbery 412 movie clip stop that boy. Great train robbery by michael crichton michael crichton. Porter film, the great train robbery is a dramatization of the famous first holdup of a moving train in 1855 england. The train was supposed to be travelling at thirtyfive miles per hour. The great train robbery is a novel, and some of the events are fictionalized, but it is based on true events. Jun 21, 20 mike myers salutes sean connery in a kilt at the afi life achievement award duration. Unlike the real incident, only pierce is captured and tried and all of the protagonists are seen to escape to freedom after the trial. Michael crichton, david bretherton, peter elliott, john foreman. Sir sean connery kbe is a retired scottish actor and producer. His other notable movies included the untouchables and the hunt for red october. Great train robbery by michael crichton michael crichton, sean. The leads are sean connery and donald sutherland, teamed up with. Crichton uses the same quasinonfiction style that he uses for his other historical novels like eaters of the dead or pirate latitudes.
It stars sean connery, donald sutherland, lesleyanne down, wayne sleep, robert lang, alan webb and andre morell. Robbery poor copy of michael bentines great train robbery epic from square world. 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. However, he has a plan and just the right people to carry it out. A master criminal aims to rob a train of a large sum of gold. Kultajuna ohjaus michael crichton paaosissa sean connery, donald sutherland ja lesleyanne down tekstitys suomi, ruotsi, englanti painos loppu. Sutherland and connery wish to rob a moving train s safe in victorian england. Michael crichton on the masculine virtues of sean connery. Sean connery is hilarious as a smooth talking, suave, debonaire gentleman robber.
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. But in 1855 there had never been a robbery from a moving railway train. 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 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. 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. 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. 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. The train driver was counting telegraph poles to measure the speed.
Filming the scenes proved quite difficult for him as cinders from the locomotive get getting in his eyes. 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. The original trailer in high definition of the great train robbery directed by michael crichton and starring sean connery, donald sutherland. She plays the sexkitten in this movie but if any redblooded man one out there thinks shes sexy, i question your standards. Instead this is a delicious slice of victorian england, meticulously researched and peppered with intriguing facts and anecdotes. To ask other readers questions about the great train robbery, please sign up. 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. 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. See more ideas about the great train robbery, robbery, train. The great train robbery dvd, 2014 for sale online ebay.
The great train robbery unabridged michael crichton. Great train robbery, the 1979 movie clip nice pull. He was the first actor to have portrayed the literary character james bond in a film, starring in six official eon bond films between 1962 and 1971, then again in an unofficial bond film in 1983. This is actually an extraordinary film with extraordinary cast like sean connery and donald. Michael crichton wrote and directed the screen adaptation of the great train robbery, starring sean connery and donald sutherland. The great train robbery trailer directed by michael crichton and starring sean connery, donald sutherland, alan webb, malcolm terris, robert lang. 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.
The great train robbery is a bestselling 1975 historical novel written by michael crichton. Feb 28, 2020 sean connery, scottishborn actor whose popularity in james bond thrillers led to a successful decadeslong career. The conspirators in this undertaking are edward pierce sean connery, agar donald sutherland and clean willy wayne sleep. Sean connery did all his own stunts on top of the train. England has had its share of great train robbers, including the gang. When released in england, this film was titled the first great train robbery. Although the great train robbery was a real event, i had no idea what it was all about. 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. The great train robbery is a well made film and a fantastic time. The great train robbery 1978 sean connery as pierce. Great train robbery 1963 the great train robbery is the name given to a.
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. Great train robbery 1963 that took place in 1963 near linslade in england. Movies books sean connery for sale gamers pc gear in stock. Music is scored by jerry goldsmith and cinematography by geoffrey unsworth. The first great train robbery, televisioesityksessa kaytetty nimea suuri junaryosto on vuonna 1979 ensiiltaan tullut rikoselokuva, jonka ohjasi michael crichton. Harrison ford on indiana jones and sean connery at the afi life achievement award duration. Interesting facts about sean connery just fun facts. No, from russia with love, goldfinger, and never say never again. 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 great train robbery 1979 trailer sean connery youtube.
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. The conspirators in this undertaking are edward pierce sean connery, agar. 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. 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. Crichton then wrote and directed an adaptation of his own book, the first great train robbery 1978 starring sean connery and donald sutherland. Jul 6, 2014 in the early hours of 8 august 1963 a londonbound mail train was forcibly stopped at a remote bridge in buckinghamshire. 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. Knopf then, a division of random house, it is currently published by avon, an imprint of harpercollins publishers. 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. And the idea of criminals going against society made them the least repressed. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. 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. 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.
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