---
title: 'The First Great Train Robbery (1978)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Michael Crichton'
released: '1978-12-14'
runtime_minutes: 110
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-first-great-train-robbery-1978'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079240/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The First Great Train Robbery (1978)

1978 · PG · 110 min · Drama · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The First Great Train Robbery is a 1978 British heist comedy film directed by Michael Crichton, who also wrote the screenplay, and based on Crichton's 1975 novel The Great Train Robbery. The film stars Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland and Lesley-Anne Down.

## Credits

- **Director of Photography:** [Geoffrey Unsworth](https://cinepixo.com/people/geoffrey-unsworth)
- **Director:** [Michael Crichton](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-crichton)
- **Screenplay:** [Michael Crichton](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-crichton)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jerry Goldsmith](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-goldsmith)
- **Producer:** [John Foreman](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-foreman)
- **Editor:** [David Bretherton](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-bretherton)

## Cast

- [Pamela Salem](https://cinepixo.com/people/pamela-salem)
- [Geoffrey Unsworth](https://cinepixo.com/people/geoffrey-unsworth)
- [Brooke Adams](https://cinepixo.com/people/brooke-adams)
- [Brian Glover](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-glover)
- [Patrick Barr](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-barr)
- [Malcolm Terris](https://cinepixo.com/people/malcolm-terris)
- [Sean Connery](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-connery) as Edward Pierce
- [Lesley-Anne Down](https://cinepixo.com/people/lesley-anne-down)
- [Alan Webb](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-webb)
- [André Morell](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-morell)
- [Michael Elphick](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-elphick)
- [James Cossins](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-cossins)
- [Donald Sutherland](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-sutherland)
- [Peter Butterworth](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-butterworth)

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Official site: http://www.crichton-official.com/books-greattrainrobbery.html
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