The First Great Train Robbery

The First Great Train Robbery
The First Great Train Robbery
	American theatrical release poster by Roger Kastel
Directed by	Michael Crichton
Screenplay by	Michael Crichton
Based on	The Great Train Robbery; 1975 novel; by Michael Crichton
Produced by	John Foreman
Starring	Sean Connery; Donald Sutherland; Lesley-Anne Down;
Cinematography	Geoffrey Unsworth
Edited by	David Bretherton
Music by	Jerry Goldsmith
Production; company	Starling Films
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	14 December 1978;
Running time	110 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$7 million
Box office	$13 million

The First Great Train Robbery (known in the United States as The Great Train Robbery) is a 1978 British heist comedy film directed by Michael Crichton, who also wrote the screenplay based on his 1975 novel The Great Train Robbery. The film stars Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland and Lesley-Anne Down.

The story is based on an actual event, the Great Gold Robbery which took place on 15 May 1855 when 3 boxes of gold bullion and coins were stolen from the guard's van of the train service between London Bridge Station and Folkestone while it was being shipped to Paris.^[3]

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