The First Great Train Robbery (1978)
"Never have so few taken so much from so many."
ThumbScore
👍 76%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 72%
(RT: 77%, MC: 68) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Lesley-Anne Down as Miriam
Peter Butterworth as Putnam
Alan Webb as Edgar Trent
Robert Lang as Sharp
Malcolm Terris as Fowler
Is The First Great Train Robbery good?
Most people think so. 76% audience score, estimated from 455 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 72%.
Overview
In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train. Wikipedia ↗
