Rent The Flying Scot (1957)
3.3 of 5 from 51 ratings
1h 7min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Dissatisfied with the small profits shown by his petty crimes, Ronnie Cowan (Lee Patterson) attempts to pull off the most sensational robbery of all time. He has learned that the Bank of Scotland periodically sends half a million pounds in one-pound notes to London for destruction, and the banknotes are transported on the famous passenger train, The Flying Scot. Cowan assembles a trusted transatlantic team and a brilliant, seemingly foolproof scheme is put into action...
- Actors:
- Lee Patterson, Kay Callard, Alan Gifford, Margaret Withers, Mark Baker, Jeremy Bodkin, Gerald Case, Margaret Gordon, John Lee, Kerry Jordan, John Dearth, Geoffrey Bodkin, Victor Harrington, Patsy Smart
- Directors:
- Compton Bennett
- Producers:
- Compton Bennett
- Writers:
- Norman Hudis, Jan Read, Ralph Smart
- Aka:
- The Mailbag Robbery
- Studio:
- Network
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Thrillers
- Collections:
- Getting to Know..., Heist Movies: A 20-Year Stretch, Introducing a British Film Family, A Brief History of Film..., Top 10 Films About Trains: Thrillers, Top Films
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 08/08/2022
- Run Time:
- 70 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English, English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.37:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Interview with writer and journalist Barry Forshaw
- The Flying Scot and the history of the British B-movie with Steve Chibnall, Professor of British Cinema
- Alternate Opening Sequence
- Stills Gallery
