Movie Info

Victorian rogue Edward Pierce (Sean Connery) crafts an ambitious plan to stage England's first hold-up of a moving train. To get to the 25,000 pounds ...(read more...) of gold bars on board -- which are well-guarded by a complex key system -- Pierce enlists a bedmate (Lesley Anne Down), a safecracker (Donald Sutherland) and a tough guy (Wayne Sleep). Director Michael Crichton adapted the script from his novel by the same name, which is based on actual events.

Director: Michael Crichton

MPAA: PG

Running Time: 111 min.

Release Date: Dec 31, 1978

Cast: Alan Webb, Donald Sutherland, Gabrielle Lloyd, George Downing, James Cossins, John Bett, Lesley-Anne Down, Malcolm Terris, Michael Elphick, Pamela Salem, Robert Lang, Sean Connery, Wayne Sleep