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Excellent
MASTER SCORE 73.1 / 100
1967·Crime / Drama / Thriller·1h 50m

ROBBERY

“Who says crime doesn't pay? 3 Million pounds says it does!”

In this fictionalised account of the Great Train Robbery, career criminal Paul Clifton plans an audacious crime: the robbery of a mail train carrying millions in cash.

Above the Line
Peter Yates·DirectorEdward Boyd·ScreenplayPeter Yates·ScreenplayDouglas Slocombe·Director of PhotographyJohnny Keating·Original Music ComposerReginald Beck·Editor
Cast
Stanley Baker·Paul CliftonJoanna Pettet·Kate CliftonJames Booth·Inspector George LangdonFrank Finlay·RobinsonBarry Foster·FrankWilliam Marlowe·Dave AitkenGeorge Sewell·BenGlynn Edwards·Squad ChiefClinton Greyn·JackRobert Powell·Deltic Train Guard (uncredited)
Full Crew
(24 credits)
Directing· 3
Peter Yates·DirectorHelen Whitson·ContinuityDerek Cracknell·Assistant Director
Writing· 3
Edward Boyd·ScreenplayPeter Yates·ScreenplayGeorge Markstein·Writer
Camera· 2
Douglas Slocombe·Director of PhotographyChic Waterson·Camera Operator
Editing· 2
Reginald Beck·EditorBryan Tilling·Assistant Editor
Sound & Music· 4
Johnny Keating·Original Music ComposerAlan Bell·Sound EditorDudley Plummer·Sound RecordistMaurice Askew·Sound Mixer
Art & Design· 2
Michael Seymour·Art DirectionWally Schneiderman·Makeup Artist
Production· 7
Joseph E. Levine·Executive ProducerMichael Deeley·ProducerStanley Baker·ProducerGavrik Losey·Production ManagerJonathan Clowes·Associate ProducerAlec Natas·Associate ProducerRobert Porter·Production Supervisor
Other Departments· 1
Brian Owen-Smith·Wardrobe Master
By the Numbers
73.1
OF 100
Master Score
6.9
OF 10
IMDb
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Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Robbery's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Tense, Dramatic, Action Packed
Composition
Layered
Era
1960s
Visual Style
Collage

“The poster features a large, dark, silhouetted profile of a man's face on the right, with a woman in a light-colored robe looking upwards, positioned in front o”

crimethrilleraction
Key Elements
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Atmosphere
Gritty
Color Mood
Neutral
Setting
Mixed
Design Score
7/10
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