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Robbery

Name: Robbery
Director: Peter Yates
Released: 1967
Duration: 110 min

Representation Score

1.8/10

Minimal

1967

Director

Peter Yates

Runtime

110 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Robbery is a gritty procedural that emphasizes the technical aspects of a heist over social or identity-based themes. The film's structure revolves around traditional hierarchies and a homogeneous demographic, focusing almost entirely on the professional skills of a male criminal group. Since the narrative centers on a specific, male-dominated underworld, it offers little diversity in social dynamics. The film serves as a genre piece that maintains a narrow focus on the 'job' rather than broader social issues.

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Category Breakdown

Does Robbery have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or explore non-straight identities. It presents a strictly traditional, heterosexual perspective.

How does Robbery portray gender?

Limited

The story centers around a male-dominated professional environment. Female characters have limited roles and influence, serving mainly as supporting figures to the male-driven plot.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Robbery?

Minimal

The casting is primarily white, reflecting the demographics of the time. The film portrays a culturally uniform view of the working-class criminal underworld.

How does Robbery represent religion and culture?

Limited

The story focuses on professional skills rather than moral judgments. It lacks critical views of traditional institutions, presenting a typical genre heist thriller.

Does Robbery include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not feature any prominent characters with visible or invisible disabilities. Characters are defined by their physical abilities needed for the heist.

Present on Screen

The film provides a detailed and dynamic procedural study of professional criminality.
It offers a focused examination of the technical competence and mechanics of a high-stakes heist.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks racial and ethnic diversity, presenting a culturally uniform view of London.
Female characters have very little ability to act and are sidelined in the central plot.
There are no representations of LGBTQ+ identities or characters in the narrative.

Official Synopsis

In this fictionalised account of the Great Train Robbery, career criminal Paul Clifton plans an audacious crime: the robbery of a mail train carrying millions in cash.

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