Cinema: The Lady Is a Thief

THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY Directed and Written by Michael Crichton

There are flashes of excitement in The Great Train Robbery, but the thrills have little to do with locomotives or crime. This film's heat is generated almost exclusively by Lesley-Anne Down, who played Georgina in Upstairs, Downstairs. After too many blah roles in bad movies (The Betsy, A Little Night Music), Down has a fine role in a mediocre movie. It's all she needs to begin her film career in earnest. Though The Great Train Robbery is on the wrong track, Down is on her...

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