The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery was a comedy film set in the fictional St Trinian's School, made in 1966, a few years after the great train robbery had taken place. It also parodies the technocratic ideas of the Harold Wilson government and its support of the comprehensive school system. Comedy is the use of humour in the performing arts. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... The Three Graces, here in a painting by Sandro Botticelli, were the goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity and fertility in Greek mythology. ... St Trinians is a fictional girls school created by Ronald Searle, a British cartoonist. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... The Great Train Robbery was the name given to a train robbery, occurring on August 8, 1963 at Bridego Railway Bridge, Ledburn near Mentmore in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom. ... This article is about the British politician. ... A comprehensive school is a secondary school that accepts students of all abilities, as opposed to a grammar school. ...

Directed by Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat to a script by Sidney and Leslie Gilliat, it was the last of a series of four films starring well-known British actors such as George Cole as " Flash Harry", and Frankie Howerd as Alphonse Askett. Also appearing were Reg Varney as Gilbert, and Dora Bryan, as Miss Spottiswood, the school headmistress. Frank Launder (January 28, 1906—February 23, 1997) was a British writer, director and producer, who made more than 40 films, usually in collaboration with Sidney Gilliat. ... Sidney Gilliat (February 15, 1908 – May 31, 1994) was a British film director, producer and writer. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... George Cole (born April 22, 1925) is a British actor born in Tooting, London, best known for his roles as Flash Harry in the St Trinians films and as Arthur Daley in the TV series Minder. ... George Cole appears as Flash Harry, a spiv, in the St. ... Frankie Howerd (born Francis Alex Howard in York, England, 6 March 1917 - not 1922 as he claimed; died in London, 19 April 1992) was a distinctive English comedian and comic actor. ... Reg Varney (born July 11, 1916) is an English TV actor who starred in On the Buses a popular 1970s sitcom. ... Dora Bryan (born February 7, 1924) is a British actress, a household name with a huge list of films to her credit. ...

Raymond Huntley appeared as the Minister of Education, with the Civil Servants of the Ministry of Education being played by: Eric Barker as Culpepper-Brown, and Richard Wattis as Manton Bassett. Cyril Chamberlain appeared as Maxie.

Plot

After a train robbery, the thieves store their takings in a nearby empty mansion. Later, the dreaded St. Trinian's school takes over the mansion as their new school building.

When the train robbers return to the building to recover the money, they discover, to their horror, that the mansion is now a school, and the students get the upper hand in the battle which follows. Retreating, the train robbers revise their plans and try to retrieve the money again at a later date. However, once again, the students of the school foil attempts by the train robbers to recover the money.

External links

• The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery at the Internet Movie Database

• The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery at the St. Trinian's website