The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
Poster
Directed byJohn Guillermin
Screenplay byHoward Clewes
Richard Maibaum
Based onThe Day They Robbed the Bank of England
1959 novel
by John Brophy
Produced byJules Buck
StarringAldo Ray
Elizabeth Sellars
Peter O'Toole
CinematographyGeorges Périnal
Edited byFrank Clarke
Music byEdwin Astley
Production
company
Summit Film
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn Mayer
Release date
  • 17 May 1960 (1960-05-17)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$457,000
Box office$805,000

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England is a 1960 British crime film directed by John Guillermin and starring Aldo Ray, Elizabeth Sellars and Peter O'Toole. It was written by Howard Clewes and Richard Maibaum and based upon the 1959 novel of the same title by John Brophy.

Peter O'Toole's role in the film led him to be cast as the lead in Lawrence of Arabia, released two years later.