Robbery (1967 film)

Robbery
theatrical release poster
Directed byPeter Yates
Written byEdward Boyd
Peter Yates
George Markstein
Based onThe Robber's Tale by Peta Fordham
Produced byStanley Baker
Michael Deeley
StarringStanley Baker
Joanna Pettet
James Booth
CinematographyDouglas Slocombe
Edited byReginald Beck
Music byJohnny Keating
Production
company
Distributed byParamount British Pictures
(UK)
Embassy Pictures
(USA)
Release dates
  • 21 September 1967 (1967-09-21) (London-premiere)
  • 22 September 1967 (1967-09-22) (United Kingdom)
  • 27 September 1967 (1967-09-27) (New York City)
Running time
114 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£395,338[1]

Robbery is a 1967 British crime film directed by Peter Yates and starring Stanley Baker, Joanna Pettet and James Booth.[2] The story is a heavily fictionalised version of the 1963 Great Train Robbery. The film was produced by Stanley Baker and Michael Deeley, for Baker's company Oakhurst Productions.

  1. ^ Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 361
  2. ^ "Robbery". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 31 October 2023.