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Buster( 1988)

TV-MAComedyRomanceCrime
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He'll steal your heart

Overview

Buster is a small time crook who pulls a big time job. When he finds that the police will not let the case drop, he goes into hiding and can't contact his wife and child. He arranges to meet them in Mexico where he thinks they can begin again, but finds that he must choose between his family and freedom.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Phil Collins

      Buster Edwards

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      Julie Walters

      June Edwards

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      Larry Lamb

      Bruce Reynolds

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      Ralph Brown

      Ronny Biggs

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      Christopher Ellison

      George

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      Sheila Hancock

      Mrs. Rothery

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      Martin Jarvis

      Inspector Jack Mitchell

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      Anthony Quayle

      Sir James McDowell

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      Michael Byrne

      Poyser

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      Ellie Beaven

      Nicky Edwards

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      Rupert Vansittart

      Fairclough

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      Steve McFadden

      Gang Member

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      Frank Ellis

      Gang Member

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      John Barrard

      Walter

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      John Benfield

      Jimmy

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      Clive Wood

      Sergeant Chalmers

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      Stephanie Lawrence

      Franny

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      Harold Innocent

      Justice Parry

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      Evangelina Sosa

      Maria

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      Vincenzo Nicoli

      Gang Member

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      Barrie Holland

      Barrister (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Dec 30 2024
    Well at least Phil Collins got a few hits from this, but otherwise it's a really lacklustre and meandering telling of a story that rocked Britain in 1963. He (the eponymous Edwards) and his pals come up with a dastardly scheme to stop Her Majesty's Royal Mail train just after a bank holiday and relieve it of some £2.5 millions in cash. He's not really a nasty man, just a petty larcenist who tries to support his collusive wife (Julie Walters) and his daughter. With another child on the way, though, he needs to up his game and so devises this plan which goes off remarkably smoothly. As ever with ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • mexico
    • robbery
    • scotland yard
    • based on true story
    • heist
    • train
    • train robbery
    • 1960s