Assault on the Pay Train
Film about the true events in Rio de Janeiro, in 1960, when a gang having the infamous outlaw Tião Medonho as a leader performed a sensational railroad hold-up on a train carrying a small fortune.
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Released
- 1962
- Country
- Brazil
Details
Release year: 1962
Storyline
Film about the true events in Rio de Janeiro, in 1960, when a gang having the infamous outlaw Tião Medonho as a leader performed a sensational railroad hold-up on a train carrying a small fortune.
Top credits
- Eliezer Gomes — Tião Medonho
Reginaldo Faria — Grilo Peru
Jorge Dória — Delegado
Átila Iório — Tonho
Did you know
• Protagonist Eliezer Gomes (Tião Medonho) was an ambulance driver with no former acting training. He was chosen over 300 candidates.
• The film uses many actual locations concerning the robbery: the actual site of the train heist (Japeri, near Rio de Janeiro); the Coelho Neto bridge (the shootout); the favela of Mangueira; the police headquarters of Lapa; the actual house that Tião Medonho bought after the robbery etc.
• Based on a real train robbery that took place in Brazil.
User reviews
One of the Boldest Heist in Brazilian History
My favorite Brazilian movie
A Brazilian classic with deep characters
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
- Color
- Black and White
