Summaries

A fictional retelling of the infamous Boston Brink's Company robbery on January 17th, 1950, of $2.7M, which cost the American taxpayers $29M to apprehend the culprits, with only $58,000 recovered.

After a long spate of bad luck, the little criminal Tony and his gang successfully rob one of Brink's security transports, taking $30,000. Surprisingly their coup doesn't make the press. Curious Tony checks out their headquarters and finds out that their security standard is low beyond belief. Now a really big coup is prepared...—Tom Zoerner <[email protected]>

In 1950, the private security company Brink's has a reputation for unbreachable security. Particularly in the impregnable fortress of their headquarters in the North End of Boston. Small-time crook Tony Pino realizes by chance that this reputation is not based on fact, and that the company's security measures are incredibly lax. He and his gang easily rob one of the company's armored tracks. Tony then uses a disguise to infiltrate the company's headquarters, where he finds out that the personnel rarely lock the building's doors and that the alarm system is cheap and antiquated. Tony starts orchestrating the Great Brink's Robbery, the largest robbery in the history of the United States.—Dimos I

Details

Keywords
  • bound and gagged
  • man tied up
  • fbi federal bureau of investigation
  • security complex facility
  • great brink's robbery
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • History
Release date Dec 7, 1978
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG
Countries of origin United States
Language English Italian
Filming locations Doyle's Pub - 3484 Washington Street, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Production companies Dino De Laurentiis Company

Box office

Budget $15500000
Gross US & Canada $7909950
Gross worldwide $7909950

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 44m
Color Color
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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