The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
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| Directed by | John Guillermin |
| Produced by | Jules Buck |
| Written by | Howard Clewes (screenplay and adaptation) Richard Maibaum (adaptation) John Brophy (novel) |
| Starring | Aldo Ray Elizabeth Sellars Peter O'Toole |
| Music by | Edwin Astley |
| Cinematography | Georges Périnal |
| Editing by | Frank Clarke |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn Mayer |
| Release date(s) | 17 May 1960 (UK) |
| Running time | 85 min. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England is a 1960 British crime film directed by John Guillermin.[1][2] It was written by Howard Clewes and Richard Maibaum and based upon a novel by John Brophy.
Peter O'Toole's role in the film led him to be cast as the lead in Lawrence of Arabia two years later.[3]
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[edit] Plot
The film is set in London at the turn of the 20th century, 1901. Three men are on a mission from the IRA to steal all the gold in the vaults of the Bank of England. Norgate (Aldo Ray), their leader, discovers the bank's weak spot: an old forgotten sewer straight under the vaults.
[edit] Cast
- Aldo Ray - Norgate
- Elizabeth Sellars - Iris Muldoon
- Peter O'Toole - Captain Fitch
- Kieron Moore - Walsh
- Albert Sharpe - Tosher
- Joseph Tomelty -Cohoun
- Wolf Frees - Dr. Hagen
- John Le Mesurier - Green
- Miles Malleson - Assistant Curator
- Colin Gordon - Keeper
- Andrew Keir - Sergeant of the Guard
- Hugh Griffith - O'Shea
[edit] References
- ^ Variety film review; May 25, 1960, page 6.
- ^ Harrison's Reports film review; July 23, 1960, page 118.
- ^ After 42 years, Sharif and O'Toole decide the time ..., an October 2004 article from The Guardian
[edit] External links
- The Day They Robbed the Bank of England at the Internet Movie Database
- The Day They Robbed the Bank of England at AllRovi
- The Day They Robbed the Bank of England at the TCM Movie Database
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