Its also got a lot of elements that would seemingly influence everything from the killing to heat. Armored car robbery 1950 was directed by richard o. Its full of parts that would trickle down to other heist movies like the killing all the way. Spectacular stickup stuns the nation the film tells the story of a wellplanned robbery of an armored car when it stops at a sports stadium. Most popular armored truck robbery movies and tv shows imdb. Armored car robbery 1950 was a bit of a disappointment. Phillips james flavin before he and his cronies make off with the loot. The film tells the story of a wellplanned robbery of an armored car when it stops at a sports stadium. Potamitis, after spending nine years in jail, decided to make a movie about his life and the robbery to show that people make mistakes and they pay for them.
With b movie audacity, director nimrod antal runs a motley crew of armored car guards into the ground. Authorities hunt for 3 in armored truck heist in denver area there were no reported injuries in wednesdays heist in greenwood village. It features all of the usual suspects, including a bunch of ragtag. Fleischer, a master of film noir b movies at rko early in his career, and stars noir veterans charles mcgraw, adele jergens and william talman. Armored car robbery 1950 richard fleischer synopsis. He sees a policeman held hostage and shoots and kills four of the robbers. Jul 18, 2015 armored 2009 not every heist goes off without a hitch. This is nice short film noir with a really good criminal and pretty a decent femme fatale. A wellplanned robbery goes awry, with tough cop cordell in pursuit. Authorities hunt for 3 in armored truck heist in denver area. Full international trailer for nimrod antals the whiskey robber film. The armored car is robbed in front of wrigley field, which confused me as i. Steve brodie the caine mutiny and gene evans the big carnival star in this entertaining tale about a police lieutenant who leads the recovery of half a. Armored car robbery is a weak title to a solid heist picture with a few hints of film noir.
A guard at an armored car company in the southern u. Most popular armored car robbery movies and tv shows imdb. Directed by richard fleischer sound by frank sarver and clem portman. Crime in the streets armored car robbery films imdb. Fleischers minimalist noir exercise armored car robbery stars william talman as the chief crook and charles mcgraw as the detective dogging his trail. Armored car robbery 1950 directed by richard fleischer. Armored car robbery 1950 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Comic caper movie about a plan to steal a gold shipment from the streets of turin by creating a. There is one interesting robbery, but technically its an armored truck heist also, having been shot by fritz lang for an earlier film, the scene doesnt quite fit the rest of the movie.
Nicholas gregory, 41, an alleged mastermind of the december 1982 robbery who was a fugitive for two years, was convicted of bank robbery, interstate. Robert fleischers film armored car robbery is, in many aspects, a straightforward heist movie. A shade smarter than his gang underlings, talman manages to elude capture, and even travels freely about in the company of his flashy lady friend adele jergens. Jan 02, 2020 todays movie is armored car robbery 1950. Dave purvis takes pride in being unknown to the law, though famed among fellow crooks as a planner he plots a holdup in meticulous detail. Armored car robbery is an unimaginative title to a pretty good heist movie. Released april 3rd, 2006, armored car robbery stars charles mcgraw, adele jergens, william talman, james flavin the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 8 min, and received a score of out of 100.
The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, suspenseful, serious, surprise ending, rough and suspense films and tv shows about with armored truck, murder, heist, crimes, betrayal, violence, chase, death, security guard and gunfight plots mostly in crime, drama and thriller genres shot in usa. Jul 03, 20 directed by richard fleischer sound by frank sarver and clem portman. A newbie guard for an armored truck company is coerced by his veteran coworkers to. On the day of the robbery, foster pretends to be fixing a jalopy next to the parked armored truck and, on purvus cue, causes the car to backfire and blow black smoke at the trucks guards. Charles mcgraw is in this, but not as much as he was in the narrow margin. Champion competitive marksman ken comes across an armored van robbery. Volume 5 cornered desperate the phenix city story deadline at dawn armored car robbery and more. Armored car robbery official trailer good caper film starring mcgraw as a cop out to get revenge on a gang that killed his buddy during an armored car holdup. Armored car robbery 2006 stream and watch online moviefone. Armored car robbery is a heist movie, a subgenre of crimebased films. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, suspenseful, serious, exciting, suspense and rough films and tv shows about with armored car robbery, heist, crime, crimes, chase, violence, murder, police, robbery and betrayal plots mostly in crime, thriller and drama genres shot in usa. The list contains the best, new and most relevant armored truck movies ordered by relevance. I bumped this up in the queue due to the suggestions from arsaib gilbert and steve g. Its full of parts that would trickle down to other heist movies like the killing all the way down to heat.
Follow the movie on facebook and twitter plot summary following his return from iraq, ty hackett columbus short takes a job at the same armored car company where his father worked. An extremely scientific ranking of some of the best heistmovie heists, graded on. With charles mcgraw, adele jergens, william talman, douglas fowley. Like the narrow margin, his partner gets killed almost right away. May 24, 2018 these are the biggest bank robberies to ever happen in the u.
The robbery was committed by loomis vault supervisor david scott ghantt, his married girlfriend kelly campbell a former loomis coworker, steven eugene chambers a onetime fbi informant, his wife michelle. The movie has been called the quintessential lowbudget heist melodrama. I guess i had no reason for expecting so much, but i always thought it looked like such a cool little film. It tells the story of a wellplanned robbery of cash from an armored car when it stops at a sports stadium. It follows the cops and the robbers equally and does a great job in doing so.
The thieves left no clues at the scene, but the use of a fake bomb during an armored car robbery was similar to another robbery that happened in baltimore, maryland, in 1986. Start by selecting add to favorites on the info screen of any show, movie or team. Armored car robbery is a 1950 american film noir directed by richard fleischer and starring charles mcgraw, adele jergens, and william talman armored car robbery is a heist movie, a subgenre of crimebased films. With zach galifianakis, kristen wiig, owen wilson, ross kimball. Armored car robbery is a 1950 american film noir directed by richard fleischer and starring charles mcgraw, adele jergens, and william talman. Armoured car robbery united kingdom 1939 buick limited. This robbery was the secondlargest cash robbery on u. The list contains the best, new and most relevant armored car robbery movies ordered by relevance. The arrival 1996 arrival 2016 the art of the fart 2004 artemisia 1997 arthur 1981 the artist 2011 as you like it 2006 the asphalt jungle 1950 assassination of a high school president 2008 the assassination of jesse james by the coward robert ford 2007 the assassination of richard. Watch the latest armored car robbery trailer and check out other movie trailers for upcoming movies at movies.
A very solid b movie where an armored car gets robbed. Nov 01, 2019 the fbi says that armored vehicle robbery is punishable up to a 20year prison sentence for each offense and increases if a dangerous weapon is used in the commission of the crime. After the crooks overwhelm the surprised guards and break into the truck, benny notifies the police. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing armored car robbery near you. Most popular armored car robbery movies and tv shows.
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