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The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (3-Sep-1960)

Director: John Guillermin

Writers: Howard Clewes; Richard Maibaum

From novel: The Day They Robbed the Bank of England by John Brophy

Music Composed and Conducted by: Edwin Astley

Producer: Jules Buck

Keywords: Crime, Heist

Turn-of-the-century Irish Republican Army rebels enlist the help of an American engineer to assist in a daring plan to steal all of the gold from the Bank of England's basement vaults. Delightful low-budget British caper film, slow at times but with above par acting, including a young Peter O'Toole.

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Hugh Griffith
Actor
30-May-1912 14-May-1980 Sheik Ilderim in Ben-Hur
Andrew Keir
Actor
3-Apr-1926 5-Oct-1997 Quatermass and the Pit
John Le Mesurier
Actor
5-Apr-1912 15-Nov-1983 Dad's Army
Kieron Moore
Actor
5-Oct-1924 15-Jul-2007 The League of Gentlemen
Peter O'Toole
Actor
2-Aug-1932 14-Dec-2013 Lawrence of Arabia
Aldo Ray
Actor
25-Sep-1926 27-Mar-1991 The Green Berets
Albert Sharpe
Actor
15-Apr-1885 13-Feb-1970 Darby O'Gill and the Little People

CAST

Aldo Ray   ...   Norgate
Also Starring
Elizabeth Sellars   ...   Iris Muldoon
Peter O'Toole   ...   Fitch
Kieron Moore   ...   Walsh
Albert Sharpe   ...   Tosher
with
Joseph Tomelty   ...   Cohoun
Wolf Frees   ...   Dr. Hagen
John Le Mesurier   ...   Green
Miles Malleson   ...   Assistant Curator
Colin Gordon   ...   Gamekeeper
Andrew Keir   ...   Sergeant of the Guard
and
Hugh Griffith   ...   O'Shea

REVIEWS

Review by Frank E Gibbard (posted on 1-Jun-2005)

Just watched this on Satellite TCM: a sterling effort by all concerned. Great old British MGM staple. Good acting all round by stalwarts the American star and I think very early Peter O'Toole eclipsing him somewhat in a pivotal if minor role of an indolent officer at the Bank. Terrific cameo by the old Irish actor as the sewer expert to lead the way underground.

Bags of tension during the heist though you know they cannot get away. A bit of a quick denoument though, to my mind a silent exchange of looks and no last words left me unfulfilled but unsurprised as an easy option for the writer. All the same a splendid piece I would thoroughly recommend.


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