THE FIRST GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY

:''For other films and events of the same or similar name see The Great Train Robbery''
'''The First Great Train Robbery''' is a 1979 film directed by Michael Crichton, who also wrote the screenplay based on his novel ''The Great Train Robbery''. In the U.S., the film was also known as ''The Great Train Robbery''.
The film starred Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland and Lesley-Anne Down. The story is loosely based on the Great Gold Robbery of 1855, in which William Pierce (renamed Edward Pierce in the book and movie) engineered the theft of a train-load of gold being shipped to the British Army during the Crimean War.
The film features many picturesque characters and scenes of the Victorian era, particularly the criminal mobs of the time. Although set in London and Kent, most of the filming took place in Ireland. In particular, the final scenes were filmed in Parliament Square of Trinity College, Dublin and Kent Railway Station in Cork.

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★ Edgar Award, Best Motion Picture Screenplay, 1980 — Michael Crichton

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