Conclusion whatever the reality, the great bookie robbery lives on. A journey deep into the melbourne underworld boasting a drive, grittiness and ferocity seldom seen on australian screens. Based in melbourne, australia in the 1980s, a true story about a group of men desperate for money who plan one of the greatest heists in australian history. Masked bandits trained like a commando unit and making off with millions. It is also one of the most mysterious in recent history, with official facts blurred together with theory and wild rumours. The great bookie robbery of 1976 is one of the most notorious armed robberies australia has ever known. Great bookie robberystream umbrella entertainment on demand. Guilt beats greed after notso great bookie robbery.
This is a great example of what has been lost over the past 20 years since it was made. Five years after the heist, in 1968, a broke reynolds was captured in torquay and sentenced to 25 years in jail. Naked city files the great bookie robbery follow in the steps of assassins, bombers and crazed gunmen as crime editor john silvester revisits melbournes most. The robbery had been so brilliantly planned and executed that police were left without a single. The great bookie robbery has gone down in folklore, but there has. The great bookie robbery of 1976 is one of the most notorious arm. It is a shame that the australian industry dont make them like they used to.
Buy the great bookie robbery 2dvd set from amazons movies store. The great book robbery was the appropriation of palestinian books and manuscripts in 1948 a case of cultural theft or preservation. As noone was ever jailed or convicted, the great bookie robbery remains technically an unsolved crime. Normal text size larger text size very large text size. The great bookie robbery 1987 a convict begins plans to start a new life after failing to return to prison when his daypass expires. The great bookie robbery was a crime committed in melbourne, australia, on 21 april 1976. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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The great bookie robbery 1987 cast and crew a convict begins plans to start a new life after failing to return to prison when his daypass expires. If he was a great train robber he never flashed the cash. He was released on parole in 1978 and moved, alone and penniless, into a. It is 44 years since the great bookie robbery, a heist that has gone down in folklore for its flawless execution, the huge size of the prize, and the curse that led most of those involved to. A 15strong gang of thieves attacked a royal mail train on its way from glasgow to london. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Bigger then any of their previous jobs this one is a lot harder then ever thought of but evading police and staying low is a much bigger task. The great bookie robbery is a compelling essay in crime, violence and robbery. Melbourne crime tours takes tourists through a recreation of the event more than 30 years after the fact. The great bookie robbery is one of australias most notorious crimes, where six bandits filled totes with millions of dollars in just minutes. What is the great train robbery of 1963, who was in the. Rochelle jackson tells the story of the gang responsible for the great bookie.
It was even the basis for a 1986 television miniseries. The great bookie robbery 1987 cast and crew moviefone. As the son of the robberys mastermind, mark lee bennett has spent years not only researching the. It is also one of the most mysterious in recent history. Mark bennetts book about his father ray pictured, who masterminded melbournes great bookie robbery in 1976, gives a valuable insight into.