La grande attaque du train d'or

This one is fun to watch as the thieves work an intricate plan to rob a train. The performances are terrific, but the director and the late great Geoffrey Unsworth's delightful photography bring the Victorian Era back to life. The detail is wonderful in all the sets and surroundings. The plot is very simple, the film is focused and I found myself rooting for the thieves!

This is one of those excellently made funny heist movies from the seventies. The good: excellent acting, great suspense, good story. Any bad? For those who long for explosions and superheroes, no this is not that kind of movie. It is a slow burning story with a slow build up, but with REAL characters.

The First Great Train Robbery is a first rate, seldom seen, crime thriller with Sean Connery, Lesley Ann Downes (who impresses in corsets) and Donald Sutherland who execute an audacious train heist...in England 1855 (with a little help from Wayne Sleep). Written with forensic prescison by Micheal Crichton, it staggers me that Sean Connery could have been considered box office poison with a project of this calibre. Makes Buster look turgid - heartily recommended.