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Robbery (Original title)
Dates: 1967 (Copyright), 05 November 1967 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Directed by: Peter Yates

Synopsis: Thriller involving a gang which sets out to rob a mail train of millions of pounds.

Genre:
Crime
Releases
Date: 1967Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 114 mins Length: 10256 FeetDialogue (original): English

Credits (34)
©: Oakhurst Productions, a Stanley Baker-Michael Deeley prod'n: Stanley Baker, Michael Deeley, [Production Company]: Pen Films, Presents: Joseph E. Levine, Executive Producer: Joseph E. Levine, Produced by: Michael Deeley, Stanley Baker, Associate Producer: Jonathan Clowes, Associate Producer: Alec Natas, Production Manager: Gavrik Losey, Production Supervisor: Bob Porter, Assistant Director: Derek Cracknell, Continuity: Helen Whitson, Screenplay by: Edward Boyd, Screenplay by: Peter Yates, George Markstein, Based on a treatment by: Gerald Wilson, Screenplay Consultant: Peta Fordham, Director of Photography: Douglas Slocombe, Camera Operator: Chic Waterson, Editor: Reginald Beck, Assistant Editor: Brian Tilling, Art Director: Michael Seymour, Wardrobe: Brian Owen-Smith, Make-up: Wally Schneiderman, Titles: Robert Ellis, Photographed in: Eastmancolor, [Processed by]: Humphries Film Laboratories, Music by: Johnny Keating, Sound Recordist: Dudley Plummer, Dubbing Mixer: Maurice Askew, Sound Editor: Alan Bell
Cast (27)
Stanley Baker (Paul Clifton), Joanna Pettet (Kate Clifton), James Booth (Inspector George Langdon), Frank Finlay (Robinson), Barry Foster (Frank), William Marlowe (Dave Aitken), Clinton Greyn (Jack), George Sewell (Ben), Glyn Edwards (squad chief), Michael McStay (Don), Martin Wyldeck (chief constable on track), Rachel Herbert (schoolteacher), Patrick Jordon (Freddy), Barry Stanton (car lot owner), Ken Farrington (7th robber), Robert Russell, Anthony Sweeney ([detective inspector]), David Pinner ([constable, information room]), Frank Williams ([prisoner organising Robinson's break]), Michael David ([C.I.D. chief on track]), Malcolm Taylor ([delta 1 observer]), Linda Marlowe ([debutante at night club]), Roger Booth ([detective]), Roy Hanlon, Julie Ege ([]), Robert Powell ([train driver using track phone]), John Savident ([policeman with Kate's dog])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (9)
In: Empire n230 August 2008  Page: 159
Title: At home/DVD reissues: RobberyAuthor: THOMAS, William Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English

In: British National Film Catalogue v5 1967
Title: [British National Film Catalogue - v5 1967: no known title]Language: English

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v34 n406 November 1967  Page: 170
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v34 n406 November 1967: no known title]Language: English

In: Films and Filming v14 n2 November 1967  Page: 21
Title: [Films and Filming - v14 n2 November 1967: no known title]Language: English

In: The Hollywood Reporter v197 n38 28 Sep 1967  Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v197 n38 28 Sep 1967: no known title]Language: English

In: The Daily Cinema n9421 15 Sep 1967  Page: 7
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n9421 15 Sep 1967: no known title]Language: English

In: Motion Picture Herald v237 n39 27 Sep 1967  Page: 726
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v237 n39 27 Sep 1967: no known title]Language: English

In: Kine Weekly n3127 16 Sep 1967  Page: 9
Title: [Kine Weekly - n3127 16 Sep 1967: no known title]Language: English

In: Variety 4 Oct 1967  Page: 6
Title: [Variety - 4 Oct 1967: no known title]Language: English


Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(1)
Film materials(1)
Description: 16mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-752525
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status