Stream free the great train robbery full movie online. A wide selection of free online movies are available on 123movies. You can watch movies online for free without registration. Jul 30, 20 not a remake of the landmark 1903 edwin s. The conspirators in this undertaking are edward pierce sean connery, agar donald sutherland and clean willy wayne sle. The film stars sean connery, donald sutherland, and lesleyanne down. Suave masterthief edward pierce sean connery comes up with a cunning plan to steal gold bullion. The great train robbery sean connery donald sutherland lesleyanne down 1978 michael crichton directed this adaptation of his novel chronicling the first robbery of a moving train in 1855. Sean connery original 1970s promo photo the great train.
She plays the sexkitten in this movie but if any redblooded men out there thinks shes sexy, i question your standards. Great train robbery, the 1979 movie clip nice pull. Find movie and film cast and crew information for the great train robbery 1979 michael crichton on allmovie. England has had its share of great train robbers, including the gang. 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 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. Incredibly, connery does most of his own stunts, which include jumping from the tops of the cars. Apr 15, 2017 sean connery performed most of his own stunts in the film, including the extended sequence on top of the moving train. The first great train robbery is directed by michael crichton who also writes the screenplay.
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The train was travelling at over fiftyfive miles per hour. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. 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 view the tcmdb entry for the great train. All actors sean connery, donald sutherland, lesleyanne down, alan webb, malcolm terris. In victorian england, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train. She plays the mistress of sean connery the anderson tapes, indiana jones and the last crusade, a master thief who hatches a plan to become the. Connery was told that the train would travel at only 20 miles per hour. Watch the first great train robbery 1978 go watch hd.
The first great train robbery publicity still of sean. Security is incredibly tight and the task seems an impossible one. The conspirators in this undertaking are edward pierce sean connery, agar donald sutherland and clean willy wayne sleep. Pamela salem, robert lang, sean connery, wayne sleep. He was the first actor to have portrayed the literary character james bond in a film, starring in six eon bond films between 1962 and 1971, then again in another noneon bond film in 1983. Promo photos are limited editions as only a small number were printed to promote the artist or production. The great train robbery 1978 original trailer hd 1080p. The first great train robbery full movie watch online. Thats what the book is about, and this came totally after the fact. 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.
The train was supposed to be travelling at thirtyfive miles per hour. 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. Edward pierce sean connery is a master thief of the victorian era whos never found a heist he couldnt pull off. No, these arent the declassified origins of mi6 agent james bond, but of the actor who would embody him.
The great train robbery trailer directed by michael crichton and. 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. With sean connery as the gangs elegant leader, the sort of mastermind who denies his body nothing, lesleyanne down as his magnificent moll, and donald sutherland as his locksmith the best screwsman in england the great train robbery is classy entertainment of the sort i associate exclusively with movies. Sean connery in the great train robbery 1978 donald sutherland in the great. However, he has a plan and just the right people to carry it out. 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 view the tcmdb entry for the great train. A lively, humorous caper film of the first order, the first great train robbery is michael crichtons ambitious adaptation of his own novel, which was inspired by the facts of the first known train robbery.
Great train robbery, the 1979 movie clip tight fitting. Again if you want this on region 2b blu ray then this spanish import is a must buy. Sir sean connery kbe is a retired scottish actor and producer. 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. See more ideas about the great train robbery, train and sean connery.
Starring sean connery, donald sutherland, lesley anne down. The great train robbery jerry goldsmith soundtrack. Onesheet poster 27x41 folded fine plus condition offered by kirby mcdaniel movieart of austin, texas. Unfortunately, the train crew used an inaccurate means of judging the train s speed. England has had its share of great train robbers, including the gang immortalized in stanley bakers robbery. An appropriately colorful past for a strappng scot, connery saved the best career change for his mid20s when he turned down a. The first great train robbery quotes, movie quotes movie. The first great train robbery publicity still of sean connery. The first great train robbery, released in the united states as the great train robbery, is a 1978 british heist neonoir crime film directed by michael crichton, who also wrote the screenplay based on his 1975 novel the great train robbery. The action takes place during the weeks before and during the turn of the millenium 1999, and involves a few great heists. The original trailer in high definition of the great train robbery directed by michael crichton and starring sean connery, donald sutherland. The first great train robbery has the distinction of an unusual setting victorianera britain for a heist movie, and benefits greatly from the presence of lesleyanne down who, while no great shakes as an actress, makes an absolutely stunning woman. And the idea of criminals going against society made them the least repressed. Connery convinces you he is a genius with impromptu ideas and carefully laid out plans.
The first great train robbery original title pg 1h 50min adventure, crime, drama 2 february 1979 usa england, 1850s. Music is scored by jerry goldsmith and cinematography by geoffrey unsworth. I woke up one night when the great train robbery was almost completed, and thought that what the books really about is repression, and thats what the whole victorian period means. The great train robbery 1978 full movie 123movies free watch online with english subtitles. This movie was titled the first great train robbery in the u. It stars sean connery, donald sutherland, lesleyanne down, wayne sleep, robert lang, alan webb and andre morell. Original great train robbery, the 1979 movie poster in. Crichton was first not interested in this topic, but then he read about this train robbery and became interested.
While the gun barrel sequences in james bond films have not changed a great deal visually, one element that has evolved. The great train robbery 2004 stream and watch online. 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 1979 michael crichton cast. Sean connery in the great train robbery 1978 by mareksw. Original movie poster for great train robbery, the 1979 2795 donald sutherland sean connery movie poster united artists original u. When released in england, this film was titled the first great train robbery. This is the real thinga rare, original promotional photostill. Until one edward pierce made off with a shipment of gold being sent to meet the british armys payroll in the crimea, it was, quite simply, thought impossible to rob a moving train. Great set pieces and a fantastic soundtrack by the late great jerry goldsmith. But there was, we learn, only one great train robbery, and that was the first one, in 1855. 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.
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. Check out this behind the scenes look at bad boys for life read more. Filmed in ireland, the great train robbery was dedicated to the memory of its director of photography, geoffrey unsworth, who died shortly after the production wrapped. The great train robbery is a 1978 adventure crime drama starring sean connery, donald sutherland, and a miscast lesleyanne downe. The plot is vaguely along the lines of the great train robbery also starring sean connery but so much better than his earlier movie.
In the films of sean connery, the actor mentions that his wife micheline was furious when she saw the great train robbery and learned the risks he had undertaken. Victorian heist movie from writerdirector michael crichton. The fog coming out of the dim lighting, shadow enveloping the trainyard as well as swallowing characters whole in an ominous fashion. The great train robbery is a well made film and a fantastic time.
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