GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY


Meaning of GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY in English

I . The Great Train Robbery

a 10-minute US silent film (1903) which has been called ‘the first real movie’, because it was the first to tell a story. It is a western about criminals who rob a train and then celebrate in town. It was made by the Edison Company and was the main attraction in nickelodeons for several years.

II . the Great Train Robbery

a robbery that took place in southern England in 1963. A group of men attacked a mail train and stole £2.6 million. It is Britain’s most famous robbery because little of the stolen money was ever found. Most of the robbers were caught and sent to prison, but one of them, Ronald Biggs, escaped from prison and lived in Brazil until he was caught and returned to prison in 2001.

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.