In 1901, a group of IRA members decides to rob the Bank of England in order to finance their movement and to embarrass the British government.In 1901, a group of IRA members decides to rob the Bank of England in order to finance their movement and to embarrass the British government.In 1901, a group of IRA members decides to rob the Bank of England in order to finance their movement and to embarrass the British government.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 nomination total
Frank Atkinson
- Golfer
- (uncredited)
Geoffrey Bayldon
- The Bombardier bartender
- (uncredited)
Michael Brennan
- Walters
- (uncredited)
Erik Chitty
- Gudgeon
- (uncredited)
John Dunbar
- 2nd Bank Watchman
- (uncredited)
Michael Golden
- Gamekeeper
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaAccording to a contemporary article in the New York Times, when director David Lean saw this movie at its London premier, he was greatly impressed by the performance of a completely unknown actor, Peter O'Toole, in the supporting role of Capt. Monty Fitch. He called O'Toole and asked him to do a screen-test for the lead in the title role of his epic classic, Lawrence of Arabia (1962), but only after Marlon Brando and Albert Finney either refused or lost the part.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Peter O'Toole: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival (2012)
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Period caper movie
This modest but proficient thriller pretty much tells you its plot in the title.It deals with an attempt by the Irish republican movement at the turn of the twentieth century to break into the vaults of the Bank of England and extract the fortune in gold bullion stored there.They call in an American -woodenly played by Aldo Ray -to mastermind the venture and he extracts key information from a Britsh officer ,an early screen role for Peter O'Toole and from a Thames vagrant with knowledge of the sewer system. The climax sees the gang tunneling under the bank in a race against the military who have begun to suspect something is amiss. Cheaply made and slackly written this is still worth watching for the parade of British character actors who pop up and add substance to minor roles and for the touch of cynicism about politics -the Irish movement having plotted the heist find it politically expedient to try and stop it when the political scene changes in their favour
Also on the plus side is its brevity -the movie is under 90 minutes and never drags
Also on the plus side is its brevity -the movie is under 90 minutes and never drags
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- lorenellroy
- Jul 29, 2003
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- Also known as
- Bankraub des Jahrhunderts
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- Budget
- $457,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.00 : 1
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