A Tale of Two Thieves: a trailer for a new documentary in which an investigator catches up with the men behind the 1963 Great Train Robbery. The heist dominates the history of British crime and now one of the last surviving members of the gang, Douglas Gordon Goody, has solved one of its ongoing mysteries: the name of the 'Ulsterman' the Royal Mail insider who facilitated the raid Continue reading...
- 9/27/2014
- by Guardian Staff
- The Guardian - Film News
A new film is to reveal one of the biggest mysteries of the Great Train Robbery.
The Great Train Robbery: A Tale of Two Thieves will finally unmask the identity of the elusive 'Ulsterman', who provided important information to the train robbers back in 1963.
The film will be released at selected cinemas in October, followed by a DVD and on-demand release on October 6.
Gordon Goody, one of the robbery masterminds, appears on film discussing the Ulsterman for the first time after 51 years.
15 men succeeded in stealing today's equivalent of £45 million. The Ulsterman's identity has been the subject of debate by the public and the police for many decades.
Director Chris Long said: "This story could never happen now. Meeting Goody was a fantastic, powerful experience and he has an unbelievable presence.
"Characters like him don't exist anymore and after shunning the public for a very long time, he and...
The Great Train Robbery: A Tale of Two Thieves will finally unmask the identity of the elusive 'Ulsterman', who provided important information to the train robbers back in 1963.
The film will be released at selected cinemas in October, followed by a DVD and on-demand release on October 6.
Gordon Goody, one of the robbery masterminds, appears on film discussing the Ulsterman for the first time after 51 years.
15 men succeeded in stealing today's equivalent of £45 million. The Ulsterman's identity has been the subject of debate by the public and the police for many decades.
Director Chris Long said: "This story could never happen now. Meeting Goody was a fantastic, powerful experience and he has an unbelievable presence.
"Characters like him don't exist anymore and after shunning the public for a very long time, he and...
- 8/7/2014
- Digital Spy
Documentary claims to reveal identity of the mastermind behind the Great Train Robbery for the first time.
Signature Entertainment is to release documentary The Great Train Robbery: A Tale Of Two Thieves in UK cinemas this October, and will make the feature available on DVD and On Demand from October 6.
Directed by Chris Long, executive producer of The Mentalist, the film features Gordon Goody, one of the main instigators behind the heist who reveals the identity of the missing mastermind behind Britain’s most famous heist – the elusive “Ulsterman”.
The film is based around first person testimony from more than 20 hours of interviews.
The Ulsterman provided the 15 train robbers with vital inside knowledge that made 1963 robbery possible. They got away with more than £2.6m (the equivalent of £45m today), with the Ulsterman getting a share worth the equivalent of £5m today.
While his identity has been the subject of intense scrutiny by the public and police...
Signature Entertainment is to release documentary The Great Train Robbery: A Tale Of Two Thieves in UK cinemas this October, and will make the feature available on DVD and On Demand from October 6.
Directed by Chris Long, executive producer of The Mentalist, the film features Gordon Goody, one of the main instigators behind the heist who reveals the identity of the missing mastermind behind Britain’s most famous heist – the elusive “Ulsterman”.
The film is based around first person testimony from more than 20 hours of interviews.
The Ulsterman provided the 15 train robbers with vital inside knowledge that made 1963 robbery possible. They got away with more than £2.6m (the equivalent of £45m today), with the Ulsterman getting a share worth the equivalent of £5m today.
While his identity has been the subject of intense scrutiny by the public and police...
- 8/6/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Broadchurch writer Chris Chibnall has penned new two-part TV film The Great Train Robbery for BBC One.
The first film will star Fast & Furious 6 actor Luke Evans as Bruce Reynolds, the mastermind behind the famous heist.
Reynolds passed away last week at the age of 81, just months before the 50th anniversary of his audacious crime.
Chibnall's new drama will tell the story of how the robbery was inspired, planned, rehearsed and executed, with Reynolds and his team targeting the August Bank Holiday 1963 mail train from Glasgow.
Jack Roth (Bedlam) will play Reynolds's childhood friend Charlie Wilson, with Utopia's Neil Maskell cast as ambitious Ronald 'Buster' Edwards and The Sweeney's Paul Anderson set to play professional Gordon Goody.
Martin Compston (Line of Duty), Del Synnott (The Silence) and Jack Gordon (Panic Button) will also star in the film, directed by Julian Jarrold (The Girl, Appropriate Adult).
Writer/exec producer...
The first film will star Fast & Furious 6 actor Luke Evans as Bruce Reynolds, the mastermind behind the famous heist.
Reynolds passed away last week at the age of 81, just months before the 50th anniversary of his audacious crime.
Chibnall's new drama will tell the story of how the robbery was inspired, planned, rehearsed and executed, with Reynolds and his team targeting the August Bank Holiday 1963 mail train from Glasgow.
Jack Roth (Bedlam) will play Reynolds's childhood friend Charlie Wilson, with Utopia's Neil Maskell cast as ambitious Ronald 'Buster' Edwards and The Sweeney's Paul Anderson set to play professional Gordon Goody.
Martin Compston (Line of Duty), Del Synnott (The Silence) and Jack Gordon (Panic Button) will also star in the film, directed by Julian Jarrold (The Girl, Appropriate Adult).
Writer/exec producer...
- 3/6/2013
- Digital Spy
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