September 4, 1960
Release Date

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The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (1960)

Name: The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: 1960-09-04

1h 25m

Running Time

September 4, 1960
Release Date

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Plot.

London at the turn of the century. Three men are on a mission from the IRA to steal all the gold in the vaults of the Bank of England. Norgate, their leader, discovers the bank's weak spot: an old forgotten sewer straight under the vaults.

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Release Date
September 4, 1960

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 25m

Content Rating
NR

Genres
Drama Thriller Crime

Last updated: 2025-02-09

This Movie Is About.

ira (irish republican army)

bank robbery

Wiki.

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England is a 1960 British crime film directed by John Guillermin and starring Aldo Ray, Elizabeth Sellars and Peter O'Toole. It was written by Howard Clewes and Richard Maibaum and based upon the 1959 novel of the same title by John Brophy.

Peter O'Toole's role in the film led him to be cast as the lead in Lawrence of Arabia, released two years later.