The Brain

In French with English subtitles. A heist comedy in which Murphy's Law (If anything can go wrong, it will go wrong) and its first corollary (If nothing can go wrong, it will anyway) are on full display. The Brain's (David Niven) master plan is bedeviled by the fact that a pair of petty crooks are attempting to rob the same train and that his Mafia backers are trying to stab him in the back. The result is chaos and frustration for all involved.The robbery plot is very similar to the real Great Bank Robbery, which was very recent, and suffered a similar farcical flaw - the retired train engineer the robbers relied on drove mainly yard engines and proved unable to drive a main line engine.Since much of the movie is slapstick and situational, the subtitles do not get in the way.

Very funny movie.Bourvil and Jean-Paul Belmondo are brilliant together. They play a couple of small time crooks going after all of NATO's money... They are an excellent counterpoint to an elegant, classy British officer played by and David Niven, who - supported by mafia - is after the same cash.Sweet movie, representingan all but gone adventure film genre, capturess the light entertainment style of the time when it was produced.

The perfect way of the original with thew subtitles

Know the movie, tried to find it becuase I love it! Very funny and youg Jean Paul Belmondo is amazing.

A fun caper film with David Niven as the master criminal who is more of an anti hero compared to Elli Wallach who delivers his wonderful over the top mafia boss bit. Dated by todays standards but another nostalgic romp from the films of my youth. Mssr. Belmondo is great as the daring young wrench in the gears.

BELMONDO/BOURVIL AND NIVEN GREAT AND VERY FUNNY COMBINATION IN THIS ORIGINAL AND UNCUT FRENCH VERSION WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES.

Don't let the fact that this film features David Niven and Eli Wallach fool you, this is a French film through and through. The slapstick comedy is overdone by American standards but that is what French audiences of that era liked. It does have its moments and the shooting locations in Britain and France are interesting. While not a great film by any means, it does provide an evening of light entertainment.

This is a great co production, David Niven and Eli Wallach are hillarious

Was happy to find it on amazon. Great movie. Highly recommended.

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Menos conocido peroigual de bueno que "le corniaud" o "la grande vadrouille", con un casting internacional, una comedia iresistible que toma su trama del atraco al tren postal Glasgow-Londres organisado por Ronald Biggs que escapo a Brasil durante mas de 25 años. El fue arrestado cuando visitaba un buque de la Royal Navy: el Cerebro olvidaba que un buque es una parte del territorio del pais de su bandera!

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