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Taut British crime drama, directed by a pre-“Bullitt” Peter Yates, offers up a fictionalized account of the 1963 Great Train Robbery. Professional thief Paul Clifton (Stanley Baker) puts together a crew to rob a Royal Mail train on it’s way from Glasgow to London. The carefully planned job is a success, but Inspector George Langdon (James Booth)-who’s been tracking Clifton since a recent jewel heist-is determined to catch the crooks. With Joanna Pettet, Frank Finlay, Barry Foster. 110 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; theatrical trailers.