description The Brain Overview
The Brain recounts the attempted re-execution of a 1963 train robbery orchestrated by a criminal intellect. Jean-Paul Belmondo and Bourvil portray French criminals alongside a British Army officer and a Sicilian mafia figure involved in the scheme. The film details a complex plot involving multiple individuals attempting to carry out the original heist.
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info The Brain Specifications
| Country | France |
| Year | 1969 |
help The Brain FAQ
What is The Brain about?
The Brain is a 1969 French crime comedy about an attempt to repeat the 1963 Great Train Robbery. Jean-Paul Belmondo and Bourvil play criminals drawn into a scheme involving a British officer and the Sicilian Mafia.
Who stars in The Brain?
The main cast includes Jean-Paul Belmondo, Bourvil, David Niven, and Eli Wallach. Their characters represent the competing French, British, and Sicilian sides of the robbery plot.
Is The Brain based on a real train robbery?
The film uses the real 1963 Great Train Robbery as the starting point for its fictional caper. It then adds an invented international conspiracy and comic complications.
What kind of movie is The Brain?
It is a French-Italian crime comedy and heist film. The complicated robbery plan is played for both suspense and broad comic contrast between the rival crews.
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