The First Great Train Robbery (DVD 2001)

I had read the book in the 1990's and found the book compelling, unable to put it down until the very end. So when I watched the film I expected it to have been done with screenwriter and directors license. To my great surprise the film follows the book in every detail. It might even had been that the film came first and the script was published as the book, I don't know. The actors are great, all looking a lot younger than we see them now, and the film is a great action romp culminating in a fantastic robbery on board the moving train as it speeds through the English countryside. Never mind American Westerns showing train robbery, THIS is the ONE to watch. Excellent!

I've been waiting for this film to be shown on TV for years. Then, Sods law, it was on when I was out. So, tired of waiting, I decided to buy it. Not quite as good as I remember as a kid, but still fun. A good adventure, with some exiting moments. The First Almost Great Train Robbery, 3.5 Stars!