The First Great Train Robbery

~Never have so few taken so much from so many.

Overview

In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train.

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General Information

Release Date: 1978-12-14
Budget: $6000000
Revenue: $0
Runtime: 110 min

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