The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
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| The Day They Robbed the Bank of England | |
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| Directed by | John Guillermin |
| Produced by | Summit Film Productions |
| Written by | Howard Clewes (screenplay and adaptation), Richard Maibaum (adaptation), John Brophy (novel) |
| Starring | Aldo Ray, Elizabeth Sellars, Peter O'Toole |
| Distributed by | MGM |
| Release date(s) | 1959 (UK)[1], 1960 (USA)[2] |
| Running time | 85 min. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England is a film directed by John Guillermin. It was written by Howard Clewes and Richard Maibaum and based upon a novel by John Brophy.
Peter O'Toole's small role in the film led him to be cast as the lead of Lawrence of Arabia.[3]
[edit] Plot synopsis
The film is set in London at the turn of the 20th century. Three men are on a mission from the IRA to steal all the gold in the vaults of the Bank of England. Norgate, 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
- ^ Entry for the film from the BFI Film & TV Database
- ^ The Day They Robbed the Bank of England at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ After 42 years, Sharif and O'Toole decide the time ..., an October 2004 article from The Guardian
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