The Brinks Mat Robbery

Directed by marvin j.

The brinks mat robbery. In the north end of boston massachusetts on january 17 1950. In this telling of the infamous 1950 robbery james mcnally is portrayed as the one gang member who maintains his silence in the face of extreme police pressure. But getting the gold away without getting caught is only the beginning of their troubles. With carl betz stephen collins burr debenning michael v.

Directed by terry winsor. Scene of crime the brink s mat robbery which occurred on 26th november 1983 when six robbers broke into the brink s mat warehouse at heathrow international trading estate heathrow airport london police at scene 28th november 1983. The brinks mat bullion heist. The great brink s robbery was an armed robbery of the brink s building at the east corner of prince st.

A dramatized speculation of what happened in november 1983 when micky mcavoy and some of his mates planned a heist and were surprised when they discovered they d stumbled across a large stash of gold. The story of the largest gold heist in british history is a cautionary tale about how tenuous the concept of honour amongst thieves is especially when the prize is worth a staggering 26 million. Today the building is a parking garage located at 600 commercial street. With sean bean trevor byfield larry lamb george jackos.

The heist gang came into riches image. The bullion was the property of johnson matthey bankers ltd which collapsed the following year after making large loans to frauds and insolvent firms. A new book the curse of brink s mat by wensley clarkson traces the fate of the men whose lives became entwined with the case. The 2 775 million 29 5 million today theft consisted of 1 218 211 29 in cash and 1 557 183 83 in checks money orders and other.

The brink s mat robbery occurred at the heathrow international trading estate london on 26 november 1983. When he is sent up to prison and sees the other gang members letting him take all the heat he still doesn t come clean to the cops.