Assault on The Pay Train

Name: Assault on The Pay Train
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1965-06-01
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Rating: 7.80
Cast: Átila Iório, Jorge Dória, Reginaldo Faria, Eliezer Gomes

– Film about the true events in Rio de Janeiro, in 1960, when a gang having the infamous outlaw Tião ..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.80 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 42 Minutes

Release Year:

1962

Original Name:

Assalto ao Trem Pagador

Assault on the Pay Train (1962) - Also known as Assalto ao Trem Pagador

Film about the true events in Rio de Janeiro, in 1960, when a gang having the infamous outlaw Tião Medonho as a leader performed a sensational railroad hold-up on a train carrying a small fortune.

Styles:

Tense, Rough, Suspenseful, Realistic, Serious

Story Timeline:

20th Century

Producing Country:

Brazil

Filming Locations:

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Latin America

Genre:

Crime, Drama

Release Date:

01 Jun 1965

Language:

Portuguese

Director:

Roberto Farias

Writer:

Alinor Azevedo (story), Luiz Carlos Barreto (story), Roberto Farias

Main Actors:

Eliezer Gomes, Reginaldo Faria, Jorge Dória, Átila Iório

Plot:

The gang composed by small-time thieves from the slum and leaded by the criminal Tião Medonho (Eliezer Gomes) plans and successfully executes the robbery of the train with the payments of the Banco do Brasil ("Bank of Brazil"). The police has no leads and believes that the heist was committed by an international gang. Meanwhile, Tiao imposes that each outlaw can only spend 10% of the share, but the poor reality and the greed of most of them spoil the planning.

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.8/10

#Racial

#Bandit

#Train Robbery

#Hidden Money

#Slum

#Crime Gone Awry

#Criminal Heroes

#Gang

#Poverty