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Buster (Original title)
Date: 16 September 1988 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: David Green

Synopsis: The story of Ronald "Buster" Edwards, one of the men convicted of the Great Train Robbery of 1963.

Genres:
Biopic, Crime

Subjects:
Criminals, Great Train Robbery
Credits (122)
©: Buster Films Ltd., An NFH production: NFH Productions, [Production Company]: September Films, Executive Producer: Peter Strauss, Executive Producer: Frank Giustra, Produced by: Norma Heyman, Associate Producer: Redmond Morris, Production Manager (Mexican Unit): Richard Hellman, Angelica de Leon, Production Chief (Mexican Unit): Marco Aurelio Ortiz, Production Supervisor (Mexican Unit): Vicente Escriva, Production Co-ordinator: Caroline Hill, Production Co-ordinator (Mexican Unit): Angeles Alvarez, Production Accountant: John Beharrell, Assistant Accountant: Penelope Forrester, Accountant (Mexican Unit): Elsa Hermoso, Location Manager: Rachel Neale, Producer's Assistant: Tor van Moyland, Production Secretary (Mexican Unit): Patricia Cano, Production Assistant (Mexican Unit): Mario Alberto Rebodera, 1st Assistant Director: Michael Zimbrich, 1st Assistant Director (Mexican Unit): Mario Cisneros, 2nd Assistant Director: Ken Shane, 2nd Assistant Director (Mexican Unit): Sebastián Silva, 3rd Assistant Director: Simon Moseley, 3rd Assistant Director (Mexican Unit): Hugo Gutierrez Cuellar, Script Supervisor: Elaine Day, Casting Director: Debbie McWilliams, Casting Director (Mexican Unit): Claudia Becker, Lonka Becker, Screenplay: Colin Shindler, Director of Photography: Tony Imi, 2nd Unit Photographer: Peter Povey, Helicopter photography: Stan McClain, Camera Operator: Tony White, 2nd Unit Camera Operator: Peter Povey, Camera Operator (Mexican Unit): Henner Hoffman, 2nd Unit Steadicam Operator: John Ward, Peter Robinson, Steadicam Operator (Mexican Unit): Cuco Villerias, Focus Puller: David Budd, 2nd Unit Focus Puller: Keith Thomas, Clapper Loader: Clive Prior, 2nd Unit Clapper Loader: Richard Brierley, Camera Assistant (Mexican Unit): Heriberto Gutierrez, Héctor Medina, Gaffer: Mickey Wilson, Best Boy: Les Weighell, Chief Grip (Mexican Unit): Salvador Vazquez, Grip: Peter Butler, 2nd Unit Grip: Jimmy Gomm, Stills Photographer: Jon Gardey, Editor: Lesley Walker, Assistant Editor: Jeremy Hume, 2nd Assistant Editor: Kevin Lane, Production Designer: Simon Holland, Art Director: Clinton Cavers, Set Decorator (Mexican Unit): Leonel Efrain Perez, José González Camarena, Set Dresser (Mexican Unit): Hermelindo 'Melo' Hinojosa, Set Dresser: Crispian Sallis, Production Buyer: Roger Hulme, Buyer (Mexican Unit): Juan Oscar Rico Manjarrez, Property Master: John Hogan, Prop Master (Mexican Unit): Martin Raul Cardenas, Prop Man (Mexican Unit): Ramiro Martinez Landros, Prop Man (Mexican Unit): Eduardo Lopez Flores, Miguel Angel Preciado, Dressing Propman: Charlie Ixer, Derek Ixer, Standby Carpenter: Ned Kelly, Costume Designer: Evangeline Harrison, Designer's Assistant: Annie Curtis Jones, Wardrobe Master (Mexican Unit): Abel Melo, Wardrobe Master: Kenny Crouch, Wardrobe Mistress: Lisa Johnson, Wardrobe Assistant: Simon Murray, Wardrobe Assistant (Mexican Unit): Juana Oliver Rosales, Make-up Supervisor: Norma Hill, Make-up Artiste: Aileen Seaton, Make-up (Mexican Unit): Magdalena Eriz, Gloria Luz Zarate, Hairdressing Supervisor: Barry Richardson, Hairdresser: Linda Catlin, Hairdresser (Mexican Unit): Esperanza Gomez, Francisco Jaramillo, Titles: General Screen Enterprises, Original Score: Anne Dudley, Music Supervisor: Tony Smith, Music Consultant: Rod Gunner, Sound Recordist: Ken Weston, Boom Operator: Steve O'Brien, Boom Operator (Mexican Unit): Jorge Palomino, Sound Assistant: Tim Worth, Sound Maintenance: Colin Codner, Dubbing Mixer: Robin O'Donoghue, Sound Editor: Michael Crouch, Assistant Sound Editor: Michael Feinberg, Assistant Sound Editor: Penny Woolley, Dialogue Editor: Roy Burge, ADR Casting: Brendan Donnison, Footsteps Editor: Len Tremble, Stunt Arranger: Mark McBride, Stunt Artiste: Peter Brace, Stunt Artiste: Peter Brayham, Stunt Artiste: Graham Crowther, Stunt Artiste: Romo Gorrara, Stunt Artiste: Jazzer Jeyes, Stunt Artiste: Val Musetti, Stunt Artiste: Eddie Powell, Stunt Artiste: Greg Powell, Stunt Artiste: Alan Stuart, Stunt Artiste: Rocky Taylor, Stunt Artiste: Tip Tipping, Chris Webb, Crowd co-ordinator (Mexico): Flavio Castilleros Botello, Period car co-ordination: 99 Cars, Crowd co-ordinator (Mexico): Jesus Moreno Maza, Period car co-ordinator: Mike Dent, Publicist: Bill Edwards, Publicity Consultants: PSA Public Relations
Cast (45)
Phil Collins (Buster Edwards), Julie Walters (June Edwards), Larry Lamb (Bruce Reynolds), Martin Jarvis (Inspector Jack Mitchell), Sheila Hancock (Mrs Rothery), Stephanie Lawrence (Franny Reynolds), Michael Attwell (Harry), Ralph Brown (Ronnie), Anthony Quayle (Sir James McDowell), Ellen Beaven (Nicky Edwards), Christopher Ellison (George), Clive Wood (Sergeant Chalmers), Michael Byrne (Poyser), Harold Innocent (Justice Parry), Rupert Vansittart (Fairclough), John Benfield (Jimmy), John Barrard (Walter), Carole Collins (Linda), Amy Shindler (Susan), David Shindler (David), Tony Collins (taxi driver), Jonathan Mckenna, Vincenzo Nicoli, Timothy Davies, Roger McKern, David Arlen, Frank Ellis, Bill Rourke, Ian Lowe, Christopher Gray (gang member), Alan Cowan (fireman), James Donnelly (rent man), Stewart Harwood (chip shop owner), Graham Lines (vicar), Pauline Little (Sally), Jean Ainslie (post office lady), John Patrick (seaman), Jessica Green (Mandy), Evangelina Sosa (Maria), Francisco Morales (Mexican doctor), Martín Lasalle (Mexican waiter), Rodolpho de Alexandra (market stallholder), Sergio Calderón (fruit seller), Yolanda Vazquez (hospital receptionist), Álvaro Carcaño (boat captain)