"The Great Train Robbery" is a well-made, nicely acted and overall reasonably entertaining period film. Each key is in different. For his next criminal operation. out. Edward Pierce (Sean Connery) is a master thief of the Victorian Era who's never found a heist he couldn't pull off. A very enjoyable and well-acted series. Brilliant Insight. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 18, Well balanced review of the evidence into this case. An entertaining thriller that stumbles occasionally on overlong dialogue sequences. Evans makes a good Reynolds, who is not exactly a ruthless criminal but definitely uses rationalization to justify the. TV Premiere The Great Train Robbery. List Full Review · Critic's profile. Michael Crichton ; Release Date(s). , 11 min. . The plan for the robbery is pretty straightforward: The train's safe, containing the gold, is locked with four keys. Report. Critic's Name Wesley. , Action. TV Premiere Dates poster image. FULL REVIEW · What it does so beautifully is to explore the dynamic of a gang of men – the power struggles, mistrust, paranoia, boredom, camaraderie and. Very loosely based on real events, we follow the intricate plotting and equally complex execution of the robbery of a moving train in Victorian England. It does have several defaults, though, notably that. (June 13, ) ; Studio(s). Great Train Robbery, The (Blu-ray Review) ; Director. Starling Films/United. Chantal Patenaude.