Name: The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Released: 1959-09-10
Duration: 1 h 25 min
Cast: Steve McQueen, Crahan Denton, David Clarke, James Dukas, Molly McCarthy

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Never before in Police annals! Never before in film history!

Career criminals and a local youth carefully plan and rehearse the robbery of a Missouri bank.

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Heist Thriller
Film Noir
Classic Crime
1950s Setting
Bank Robbery
Tension & Suspense
Moral Ambiguity
Character Study
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Directed by: Charles Guggenheim, John Stix
Written by: Richard T. Heffron
Produced by: Charles Guggenheim, Katherine Drescher, Lee Hammond
Music by: Hershy Kay

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September 10, 1959 · 1 h 25 min · NR

Released: September 10, 1959
Runtime: 1 h 25 min
Age rating: NR
Content: Violence
Genres: Crime, Thriller
Original language: English
Made in: United States
Available in: 138 countries

Tropes

Driven to Suicide, Alcoholic Parent, Abusive Parent +9

Driven to Suicide
Alcoholic Parent
Abusive Parent
Couldn't Find a Pen
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
The Caper
Would Hit a Girl
Spanner in the Works
Sawn-Off Shotgun
Villain Protagonist
If You're So Evil, Eat This Kitten!
Getaway Driver

12 of 25 tropes. From TV Tropes.

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Where can I stream The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery?

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In the United States, The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery streams on Prime, fuboTV, MGM+, Philo, and FlixFling, and it is free with ads on The Roku, Hoopla, Fandango at Home Free, FlixHouse, Pluto TV, Plex, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Public Domain Movies, Fawesome, Cineverse, Xumo Play, Tubi TV, and Amazon MX Player. You can rent or buy it from Fandango At Home and FlixFling. It also streams in 137 other countries.

Is The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery worth watching?

59

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Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 59 (IMDb 5.8).

Will I feel good after watching The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 7 of 10 for bleakness and 5 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.

What tropes does The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery use?

Driven to SuicideAlcoholic ParentAbusive ParentCouldn't Find a PenScrew This, I'm Outta Here!The CaperWould Hit a GirlSpanner in the WorksSawn-Off ShotgunVillain ProtagonistIf You're So Evil, Eat This Kitten!Getaway Driverand 13 more

TV Tropes lists 25 tropes for it, including Driven to Suicide, Alcoholic Parent, and Abusive Parent.