The brinks job is a 1978 film directed by william friedkin and starring peter falk, peter boyle, allen garfield, warren. American writerdirector who has struggled throughout his career to escape the legacy of two of his earliest films. In august 1978, fifteen unedited reels of the film were stolen at gunpoint from a boston studio in a bizarre movie heist ironic to the films heist plot. This story is complete fiction, based on donald westlakes comic. The brinks job 1978 william friedkin, peter falk, peter. Peter falk, peter boyle, warren oates, gena rowlands, paul sorvino, allen garfield, sheldon leonard, gerald murphy, kevin oconnor, claudio paluso, patrick hines, malachy mccourt, walter klavun. Young directors from england, who came to prominence by directing television commercial, and who had recently completed a first feature film, filled the bill.
The film follows the differing lives of two buddhist monks in korea. Also starring gena rowlands, the brinks job was inspired by the real life. The cover would lead you to believe this film may be a comedy, its not. With peter falk, peter boyle, allen garfield, warren oates. Hank sets out to discover the truth and, along the way, reconnects with his estranged family. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. On january 17, 1950, a group of masked, men stole more than a million dollars at gunpoint from the offices of the brinks armored car company in a commandos.
The great brinks robbery boston, ma infamous crime. The brinks job official trailer this is the gang that couldnt rob straight, not a genius among em. The brinks job is a 1978 comedy crime drama film directed by william friedkin and starring peter falk, peter boyle, allen garfield, warren oates, gena rowlands, and paul sorvino. The film conveys the sense of urgency by the police to pressure and arrest members of the gang, especially as the statute of limitation were about to expire for some of the criminal acts involved. The film also tells the story of the great boston brinks robbery that occurred at brinks security building on the corner of prince and commercial street in the north end of boston on night of the 17th january 1950. And then theres the brinks job 1978, friedkins first film after sorcerer and one of. At least four movies were based, or partially based, on the great brinks robbery.
Led by tony pino peter falk, a petty thief fresh out of prison, and joe. Two months later, universal changed the film s title to the brinks job, as announced in a 28 jun 1978 hr news item. The brink s job is a highspirited account of a gang of small time crooks who manage to pull off one of the most infamous heists in history. The screenplay, written by ernest tidyman, is based on robin moores 1969 nonfiction book the french connection. Has done this more times than i can count and im not even halfway through the. While the brinks job will never be the first movie that comes to mind when. Also starring gena rowlands, the brink s job was inspired by the real life robbery of the brink s company s boston headquarters in january 1950. In 1950, a brinks armored truck in boston was robbed by a highly organized gang decked out in halloween masks. Led by tony pino peter falk, a petty thief fresh out of. The brinks job 1978 peter falk crime comedy youtube. There is little left of the brinks office in that garage. The film was nominated for an oscar for best art direction dean. Mar 06, 2020 the only things i can really remember shooting in our neighborhood and familiar surroundings were the 1978 heist film the brinks job and spenser.
Mastermind tony peter falk assembles a team of petty criminals, decked out in halloween masks, to rob a brinks armored truck in boston. Filming locations 11 filming dates 1 filming locations. Curious, tony then checks out brinks headquarters and discovers their security standards are unbelievably lax. Jan 22, 2009 in 1980, she decided to relocate to the us, where, after the brink s job 1978, a crime caper starring peter falk, she worked mainly on episodes of television series, including the soaps dallas. The brinks job 1978 big stickup at brinks william friedkins the brinks job. The brinks job 1978 letterboxd social film discovery. Based on a true story the brinks job opens in 1938 in the city of boston. Peter falk portrays cafeownerchef tony pino, the leader and orchestrator of the legendary robbery.
Doyles pub 3484 washington street, jamaica plain, boston, massachusetts, usa 2 of 2 found this interesting interesting. Also starring gena rowlands, the brinks job was inspired by the real life robbery of the brinks companys boston headquarters in january 1950. Boston thieves pull off historic robbery january 17 1950 this day in history duration. Friedkin himself has been relatively critical of the finished film and pretty much summed up whats good and bad about the film with this quote it.
This famous robbery was made into the 1978 film the brinks job with peter falk. Has done this more times than i can count and im not even halfway through the movie. The brinks job, movie, 1978 internet movie cars database. The brinks job 1978 12 12081978 us comedy, crime 1h 44m user score. However, the stolen film was mostly outtakes and dailies that could be easily replaced. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Revisiting the brinks job, william friedkins neglected 1978 heist. The positive prints of negatives of the films footage were actually held by technicolor in new york city. Bigcity lawyer hank palmer returns to his childhood home where his father, the town s judge, is suspected of murder. The cover would lead you to believe this film may be a comedy, its not, i would call it a low key action drama thriller. It tells the story of new york police department detectives jimmy popeye doyle and buddy cloudy russo, whose reallife counterparts were narcotics detectives eddie egan and sonny grosso. It is based on the brinks robbery of 1950 in boston, where almost 3 million dollars was stolen. William friedkin, peter falk, peter boyle, gena rowlands.
Watch the brink s job full movie in hd visit movie 24429 after a long period of bad luck, smalltime criminal tony and his gang s. Matt brunson film frenzy july 6, 2019 the brinks job never really catches fire, with both the humor and the suspense simmering on low for too much of the time. Peter boyle, allen garfield, warren oates, gena rowlands, peter falk, paul sorvino, sheldon leonard, gerard murphy, kevin oconnor, claudia peluso, william friedkin, the brink s job 1978 big stickup at brink s william friedkin s the brink s job, the brink s job 1978, big stickup at brink s, william friedkin s the brink s job, william friedkin, peter. The brinks job is a 1978 comedy crime drama film directed by william friedkin and starring peter falk, peter boyle, allen garfield, warren oates, gena. Boyle, who won an emmy award in 1996 for a gueststarring role on the sciencefiction drama the xfiles. That fascination comes through in the film, which is a slick. And to top it off, a film was made about the crime, called tada. Known as a character actor, he played frank barone on the sitcom everybody loves raymond and the comical monster in mel brooks film spoof young frankenstein 1974.
Civilisation no longer exists, food is scarce and most eke out a living by stealing and killing. The job was a pushover, but so, unfortunately was tony. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. The robbery nobody thought could happen by the guys nobody thought could pull it off. However, friedkins next film, cruising 1980, a sordid thriller starring al pacino as a sexually confused cop who goes undercover in new york citys gay subculture, was widely reviled.
In the film, two of the gang members made cameo appearances. A gang of 11 men set out on a meticulous 18month quest to rob the brinks headquarters in boston, the homebase of the legendary private security firm. But, you can still walk around and imagine how it was done. In 1980, she decided to relocate to the us, where, after the brinks job 1978, a crime caper starring peter falk, she worked mainly on episodes of television series, including the. Chomsky the brinks job 1978, william friedkin see also. The brink s job official trailer this is the gang that couldnt rob straight, not a genius among em. See more ideas about movie posters, hong kong movie and kung fu movies.
One boy clings onto life in the desolate countryside of southern britain, where staying away from other humans. Its a fine period heist movie from william friedkin. Overview of brinks job, the, 1978, directed by william friedkin, with warren oates, peter boyle, claudia peluso, at turner classic movies. These insights come from peter falk, who plays tony pino in the brinks job, and who says he grew as fascinated by tony as tony was by brinks. The brinks job is een amerikaanse filmkomedie uit 1978 onder regie van william friedkin. Expand your home video library from a huge online selection of movies at. By the time he masterminded the haul, half of south boston knew who was in on it. Mastermind tony peter falk assembles a team of petty criminals, decked out in halloween masks, to rob a brink s armored truck in boston. Kinoscope is a vr experience immersing the spectator into a lively and colorful universe to discover the history of cinema lead by the voice of the hollywood legend dean tavoularis, motion picture production designer whose work appeared in numerous box office hits such as the godfather films, apocalypse now, the brinks job, one from the heart and bonnie and clyde. Like sorcerer, the brinks job falls short when it comes to developing a story that grips from start to finish, and the actionsuspense sequences in this film are nowhere close to friedkins best, save for some tense moments during the heist itself. Aug 27, 2009 on january 17, 1950, a group of masked, men stole more than a million dollars at gunpoint from the offices of the brink s armored car company in a commando s. October 18, 1935 december 12, 2006 was an american actor.
Helmed by william friedkin, the oscarwinning director of the french connection and the exorcist, this oscarnominated film is made available here in a brandnew transfer from the. A gang of 11 men set out on a meticulous 18month quest. Curious tony checks out their headquarters and finds out that their security standard is low beyond belief. Peter falk heads a charismatic cast in this stylish and witty account of the great brinks robbery of 1950 one of the twentieth centurys most skilful heists.
The brinks job 1978, spielbergs 1941 1979, michael ciminos heavens gate 1980, and francis ford coppolas one from the heart 1982. The brink s job peter falk peter boyle warren oates 1978 a gang of amateurs attempts to pull off the most daring heist in history from the supposedly impregnable boston vault. Directed by william friedkin, the brink s job is a based on a reallife 1950 boston robbery of over two million dollars from a poorly guarded vault located inside the brink s building. With luke hobson, georgie smibert, chris kaye, bryn hodgen. A klutz peter falk and his motley gang pull off the 1950 brink s boston armory heist. The french connection is a 1971 american action thriller film directed by william friedkin.
A klutz peter falk and his motley gang pull off the 1950 brinks boston armory heist. Peter boyle, allen garfield, warren oates, gena rowlands, peter falk, paul sorvino, sheldon leonard, gerard murphy, kevin oconnor, claudia peluso, william friedkin, the brinks job 1978 big stickup at brinks william friedkins the brinks job, the brinks job 1978, big stickup at brinks, william friedkins the brinks job, william friedkin, peter. The brinks job 1978 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and. William friedkin and the art of immediacy the dissolve. The brinks job is a highspirited account of a gang of small time crooks who manage to pull off one of the most infamous heists in history. The brinks job peter falk peter boyle warren oates 1978 a gang of amateurs attempts to pull off the most daring heist in history from the supposedly impregnable boston vault. The planning and practice had a military intensity to them. The only things i can really remember shooting in our neighborhood and familiar surroundings were the 1978 heist film the brinks job and spenser.
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