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The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
<html> <head> <title>The Day They Robbed the Bank of England</title> <meta name="googlebot" content="noodp"> <meta name="robots" content="noodp"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="/silly-nndb-icon.png" /><style type="text/css"> <!-- .fotmbar { color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: none} .fotmbar:hover { color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: underline} .newslink { color: #000000; text-decoration: none} .newslink:hover { color: #000000; text-decoration: none} .proflink { color: #000000; text-decoration: none} .proflink:hover { color: blue; text-decoration: underline} .b1f, .b2f, .b3f, .b4f {font-size:1px; overflow:hidden; display:block;} .b1f {height:1px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 5px;} .b2f {height:1px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 3px;} .b3f {height:1px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 2px;} .b4f {height:2px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 1px;} .contentf {background: #e6e6e6; padding: 2px; } .contentf div {margin-left: 5px;} --> </style><script type="text/javascript" src="/sortable.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/trailer.js"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/trailer.css" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/style.css" /> </head> <body bgcolor=#ffffff> <div> <center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td valign=top><table width=550 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr><td bgcolor=white><table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" background="/nndb.gif"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.nndb.com/"><img src="/title.gif" width="260" height="50" border=0 alt="NNDB"></a></td> <td><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr align="center"> <td width="25%" nowrap><b><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This is a beta version of NNDB</font></b></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="middle"><b><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <form action="http://search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi" method="get"> <input type="hidden" name="nndb" value="1"></input> <nobr>Search: <select name="omenu"> <option value="unspecified" selected>All Names</option> <option value="living">Living people</option> <option value="dead">Dead people</option> <option value="bands">Band Names</option> <option value="books">Book Titles</option> <option value="movies">Movie Titles</option> <option value="fulltext">Full Text</option> </select> for <input name="query" value="" size=24 maxlength=96> <input type=submit value="Search"> </font></b></nobr></form></td> </tr> </table> <!-- COPYRIGHT (C) 2008 SOYLENT COMMUNICATIONS --> <!-- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED --> <!-- NO PART OF THIS WEBSITE MAY BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION --> <!-- OF SOYLENT COMMUNICATIONS (ON THE WEB, IN PRINT, OR OTHERWISE) --> <!-- --> <!-- SOYLENT COMMUNICATIONS --> <!-- PO BOX 4436, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94040 USA --> </td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=red height=2></td></tr> <tr bgcolor=F0F0F0><td bgcolor=F0F0F0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=15 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0> <font size=+3 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>The Day They Robbed the Bank of England <nobr>(3-Sep-1960)</nobr></b></font><p> <img src="t.boe-1.jpg" height=220 width=141 hspace=10 vspace=10 align=right><p> <p><p> <b>Director:</b> <a href="/people/928/000043799/">John Guillermin</a><p><b>Writers:</b> Howard Clewes; Richard Maibaum<p><b>From novel:</b> <i>The Day They Robbed the Bank of England</i> by John Brophy<p><b>Music Composed and Conducted by:</b> Edwin Astley<p><b>Producer:</b> Jules Buck<p><b>Keywords:</b> <a href="/lists/810/000083561/">Crime</a>, <a href="/lists/752/000204140/">Heist</a><p><div><img src="/full-star-20.png"><img src="/full-star-20.png"><img src="/full-star-20.png"><img src="/empty-star-20.png"></div><p>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. <p> <table border=1 class="sortable bordered" id="sort_actors"> <tr><th><b>Name</b></th><th><b>Occupation</b></th><th><b>Birth</b></th><th>Death</b></th><th><b>Known for</b></th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/120/000063928/"><font size=-1>Hugh Griffith</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>30-May-1912</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>14-May-1980</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Sheik Ilderim in <i>Ben-Hur</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/317/000162828/"><font size=-1>Andrew Keir</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>3-Apr-1926</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>5-Oct-1997</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Quatermass and the Pit</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/669/000101366/"><font size=-1>John Le Mesurier</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>5-Apr-1912</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>15-Nov-1983</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Dad's Army</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/472/000135067/"><font size=-1>Kieron Moore</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>5-Oct-1924</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>15-Jul-2007</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>The League of Gentlemen</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/480/000026402/"><font size=-1>Peter O'Toole</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>2-Aug-1932</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>14-Dec-2013</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Lawrence of Arabia</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/703/000042577/"><font size=-1>Aldo Ray</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>25-Sep-1926</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>27-Mar-1991</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>The Green Berets</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/258/000280415/"><font size=-1>Albert Sharpe</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>15-Apr-1885</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>13-Feb-1970</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Darby O'Gill and the Little People</i></td> </tr> </table> <p><font size=+1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=red><b>CAST</b></font><p><table border=0><tr><td><a href="/people/703/000042577/">Aldo Ray</a></td><td> ... Norgate</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2><font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Also Starring</font></td></tr><tr><td>Elizabeth Sellars</td><td> ... Iris Muldoon</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/480/000026402/">Peter O'Toole</a></td><td> ... Fitch</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/472/000135067/">Kieron Moore</a></td><td> ... Walsh</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/258/000280415/">Albert Sharpe</a></td><td> ... Tosher</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2><font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">with</font></td></tr><tr><td>Joseph Tomelty</td><td> ... Cohoun</td></tr><tr><td>Wolf Frees</td><td> ... Dr. Hagen</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/669/000101366/">John Le Mesurier</a></td><td> ... Green</td></tr><tr><td>Miles Malleson</td><td> ... Assistant Curator</td></tr><tr><td>Colin Gordon</td><td> ... Gamekeeper</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/317/000162828/">Andrew Keir</a></td><td> ... Sergeant of the Guard</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2><font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">and</font></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/120/000063928/">Hugh Griffith</a></td><td> ... O'Shea</td></tr></table><p><p><font size=+1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=red><b>REVIEWS</b></font><p><b>Review by Frank E Gibbard</b> (posted on 1-Jun-2005)<p>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 <a href="/people/480/000026402/">Peter O'Toole</a> 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. <p> 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. <p> <hr width=15% align=left><p><table><tr><td><img src="/rarrow.gif"></td><td>Have you seen this film? We would love to see your review.<br><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/review/?id=67859" rel="nofollow">Submit your review for this film</a></td></tr></table><br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=67859" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </div> </body> </html>