It's all very smooth. Unless something goes wrong. What could go wrong.

Description: England, 1850s. A master criminal aims to rob a train of a large sum of gold. Security is incredibly tight and the task seems an impossible one. However, he has a plan and just the right people to carry it out.

Cast:
Pierce: Sean Connery
Agar: Donald Sutherland
Miriam: Lesley-Anne Down
Trent: Alan Webb
Fowler: Malcolm Terris
Sharp: Robert Lang
Burgess: Michael Elphick
Clean Willy: Wayne Sleep
Emily Trent: Pamela Salem
Elizabeth Trent: Gabrielle Lloyd
Barlow: George Downing
Harranby: James Cossins
McPherson: John Bett
Station Despatcher: Peter Benson
Maggie: Janine Duvitski
Trent's Butler (as Brian De Salvo): Brian de Salvo
Judge: André Morell
Prosecutor: Donald Churchill
Captain Jimmy: Brian Glover
Connaught: Noel Johnson
Putnam: Peter Butterworth
Burke: Patrick Barr
Lewis: Hubert Rees
Woman on Platform: Agnes Bernelle
P.C. London Bridge Station: Frank McDonald
Rail Guard: Joe Cahill
Chaplain: Cecil Nash
Emma Barnes: Susan Hallinan
Ratting Assistant: Oliver Smith
First Pickpocket: John Altman
Second Pickpocket: Paul Kember
Third Pickpocket: Geoff Ferris
Woman on Strand: Jenny Till
Urchin on Strand: Craig Stokes
Gent on train: Joe Cassidy
Business Owner: Tony Clarkin
Club Waiter: Alan Gibbs
Club Member: Donald Hewlett
Call Girl: Nuala Holloway
Lady in Shop: Cathy Munroe
Posh Gent: Chris Parsons
Onlooker: Mickey Varey

Written by: Michael Crichton

Director: Michael Crichton

Production: United Artists, Starling Films

Release date: 02 Feb 1979

Box Office: $13,027,857