Michael Crichton's most accomplished directorial effort, THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY is a stylish thriller based on his best-selling book about the first robbery to take place aboard a moving train. Set in 1855 England, Edward Pierce (Sean Connery) is a master thief with the ambitious goal of stealing a shipment of gold bars en route to the Crimea. Conspiring with his beautiful mistress, Miriam (Lesley-Anne Down), and England's greatest locksmith, Agar (Donald Sutherland), Pierce sets out on a quest to copy each of four keys needed to open the train's vault, keys that are kept and guarded by different parties. Giving a smooth performance reminiscent of his James Bond role, Connery infuses Pierce with a disarming confidence as he seduces his way through the upper-class environment of the key holders, who seem to have their own low-brow weaknesses. From the decadent parties and mansions of the wealthy to the brothels and dog fights of the underclass, THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY is a historical tour de force that culminates in the suspenseful, dangerous climax of this true story.

Filmed in Ireland.

Excerpt: "Find me a dead cat."--Pierce (Sean Connery) to Agar (Donald Sutherland)

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Letterboxed - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital Mono - French
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Michael Crichton - Director
Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
Additional Products:
Booklet

Sean Connery: Oscar winning Scottish actor,
Lesley-Anne Down: British actress, NORTH AND SOUTH (1985)
Donald Sutherland: Canadian Actor
Alan Webb: British Character Actor
Robert Lang: British Actor/"Othello"
Malcolm Terris: 

Michael Crichton: Author/Director/Producer, JURASSIC PARK,

Jerry Goldsmith: Film composer

Hugh Scaife: Set Decorator

David Bretherton: American Editor

"...The actual theft is ingenious....A lesson in the superior effectiveness of a well-placed camera over fancy tricks....[A] full and inventive soundtrack..."
"...Directed by [Crichton] with great good humor....The three [stars] work together beautifully..."