A Tale of Two Thieves

A Tale of Two Thieves
Movie · Documentary · Crime

August 1963. Sears Crossing, Buckinghamshire, England. Fifteen men pull off “The Great Train Robbery,” netting today’s equivalent of almost $70 million. That we all know. We’ve read the books, seen the TV specials. We’ve heard Ronnie Biggs and Bruce Reynolds reel off their usual spiel. We think we know the full story by now. But the truth is, we’ve never heard the actual inside story because no one’s ever learned the identity of the missing mastermind – the elusive and mysterious “Ulsterman.” Until now… In A Tale of Two Thieves, we are transported back to a bygone era when criminals lived by a code, a time when the life of a thief was almost honorable and every day held the potential for a new caper. Over 50 years after the heist, one of the robbers, Gordon Goody, has finally agreed to go fully on record and reveal all the unknown facts about that fateful night and his life of crime, including the identity of the “mythical” Ulsterman.

2015 · 1h 8m
Starring Harry Macqueen, Gordon Goody, Gordon Goody
Director Chris Long

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Cast & Crew

  • Harry Macqueen
    Gordon Goody
  • G‌G
    Gordon Goody
    Actor
  • G‌G
    Gordon Goody
    Himself
  • A‌B
    Ariel Bruce
    Actor
  • Chris Long
    Director
  • Erin Donovan
    Producer
  • S‌H
    Simon Howley
    Producer
  • Erin Donovan
    Writer

About

A Tale of Two Thieves

Documentary

August 1963. Sears Crossing, Buckinghamshire, England. Fifteen men pull off “The Great Train Robbery,” netting today’s equivalent of almost $70 million. That we all know. We’ve read the books, seen the TV specials. We’ve heard Ronnie Biggs and Bruce Reynolds reel off their usual spiel. We think we know the full story by now. But the truth is, we’ve never heard the actual inside story because no one’s ever learned the identity of the missing mastermind – the elusive and mysterious “Ulsterman.” Until now… In A Tale of Two Thieves, we are transported back to a bygone era when criminals lived by a code, a time when the life of a thief was almost honorable and every day held the potential for a new caper. Over 50 years after the heist, one of the robbers, Gordon Goody, has finally agreed to go fully on record and reveal all the unknown facts about that fateful night and his life of crime, including the identity of the “mythical” Ulsterman.

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Studio
Virgil Films
Released
2015
Run Time
1 hr 8 min
Rated
Unrated
Region of Origin
United Kingdom
© 2014 Kowalski Inc and Scallie Films

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Original Audio
English (United Kingdom), English
Audio

English (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
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