Robbery (1967)
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Based on the true story of the 1963 British Royal Mail robbery, this late '60s British caper film was directed by Peter Yates a year before he made the action classic Bullitt in the States. Opening with an extended jewel theft sequence followed by a action-packed car chase, Robbery details the… More Based on the true story of the 1963 British Royal Mail robbery, this late '60s British caper film was directed by Peter Yates a year before he made the action classic Bullitt in the States. Opening with an extended jewel theft sequence followed by a action-packed car chase, Robbery details the events before, during, and immediately following the infamous heist. Paul Clifton (Stanley Baker, who also produced) is the main thief who comes up with the idea to steal three million dollars from the overnight mail train that runs from Glasgow to London. While gathering together a crew of thieves, he helps currency expert Robinson (Frank Finlay) break out of jail. The gang successfully holds up the train, takes the money, and retreats to an empty field to divide it up. When Robinson calls his wife on the phone, Inspector George Langdon (James Booth) from Scotland Yard traces the call and arrests them. As the legend goes, one of them manages to escape with the money. Also starring Joanna Pettet, who played Mata Bond in Casino Royale, and a young Robert Powell, who would go on to appear in the crime caper The Italian Job. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
- Directed By
- Peter Yates
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Aug 1, 1967 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Kent Turner, Film-Forward.com
A forensic examination of the making of a crime, Robbery keeps pace with other '60s capers (Topkapi) and overtakes others (The Italian Job).
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It's only routine cops and robbers doings.
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Cast
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Stanley Baker
as Paul Clifton
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Joanna Pettet
as Kate Clifton
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James Booth
as Inspector Langdon
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Frank Finlay
as Robinson
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Barry Foster
as Frank
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William Marlowe
as Dave
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Clinton Greyn
as Jack
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George Sewell
as Ben
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Michael McStay
as Don
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Patrick Jordan
as Freddy
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Glynn Edwards
as Squad Chief
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Anthony Sweeney
as Detective Inspector
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David Pinner
as Constable in Information Room
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Frank Williams
as Prison contact
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Barry Stanton
as Car Lot owner
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Rachel Herbert
as Schoolteacher
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Michael David
as CID chief
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Martin Wyldeck
as Chief constable
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Malcolm Taylor
as Delta 1 Observer
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Linda Marlowe
as Debutante at Nightclub
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Roger Booth
as Detective
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Kenneth Farrington
as Robber
