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The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery

195989 minUnited States
DramaThrillerCrime
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YouTube
Original language
English
This copy runs
88:50
Subtitles
English

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Synopsis

Veteran criminals recruit a young man to drive their getaway car. As they study a St. Louis bank and rehearse the job, conflicting fears and private relationships undermine the plan's apparent precision. The newcomer discovers that joining a robbery means entering an unstable group.

Cast

DirectorsCharles GuggenheimJohn Stix

Inspirations

The film draws on an attempted bank robbery in 1953. It was shot in St. Louis, with some police officers, employees and residents recreating their involvement. The reconstruction combines this local participation with a dramatized story.

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