It says a lot about Stanley Baker’s versatility that he could go from Accident(1967) to this ultra hard-boiled fictionalised retelling of the Great Train Robbery without missing a beat.
His character is the tightly wound leader of the heist gang, an ex-jailbird who will let nothing stand in the way of his planned robbery.
He cajoles, buys off and manipulates those around him while dealing with a suspicious Scotland Yard detective (James Booth) and a disintegrating marriage to Joanna Pettet.
Paul Clifton
Stanley Baker Kate Clifton
Joanna Pettet Inspector George Langdon
James Booth Robinson
Frank Finlay Frank
Barry Foster Dave Aitken
William Marlowe Jack
Clinton Greyn Ben
George Sewell Don
Michael Mcstay Freddy
Patrick Jordan
Director
Peter Yates
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