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The Brink's Job
''The Brink's Job'' is a 1978 American crime comedy drama film directed by William Friedkin and starring Peter Falk, Peter Boyle, Allen Garfield, Warren Oates, Gena Rowlands, and Paul Sorvino. It is based on the Brink's robbery of 1950 in Boston, and the book about it, ''Big Stick-Up at Brinks'' by Noel Behn. Robbers stole $2.7 million in cash, checks, and government securities. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Art Direction (Dean Tavoularis, Angelo P. Graham, Bruce Kay and George R. Nelson). The film uses facts (and participant names) from the case, although several actual details are omitted or elided together in order to tell a compact story. Plot Small-time Boston crook Tony Pino tries to make a name for himself. He and his five associates pull off a robbery whenever they can. Tony stumbles across the fact that the Brink's security procedures are incredibly lax. He and his gang easily rob over $100,000 in cash from a parked Brink's armored car. To find ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Friedkin
William David Friedkin (; August 29, 1935 – August 7, 2023) was an American film, television and opera director, producer, and screenwriter who was closely identified with the "New Hollywood" movement of the 1970s. Beginning his career in documentaries in the early 1960s, he is best known for his crime thriller film ''The French Connection (film), The French Connection'' (1971), which won five Academy Awards, including Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Picture and Academy Award for Best Director, Best Director, and the horror film ''The Exorcist'' (1973), which earned him another Academy Award nomination for Best Director. Friedkin's other films in the 1970s and 1980s include the drama ''The Boys in the Band (1970 film), The Boys in the Band'' (1970), considered a milestone of queer cinema; the originally deprecated, now lauded thriller ''Sorcerer (film), Sorcerer'' (1977); the crime comedy drama ''The Brink's Job'' (1978); the controversial thriller ''Cruising (film), Crui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Tavoularis
Dean Tavoularis (born May 18, 1932) is an American motion picture production designer whose work appeared in numerous box office hits such as ''The Godfather'' films, ''Apocalypse Now'', '' The Brink's Job'', '' One from the Heart'', and '' Bonnie and Clyde''. Biography Although born in Lowell, Massachusetts, to Greek immigrant parents, Tavoularis spent his entire childhood and teenage years in Los Angeles, in the shadow of the Hollywood studios. He studied architecture and painting at different art schools and landed a job at the Disney Studios first as an in-betweener in the animation department, and later as a storyboard artist. In 1967, Arthur Penn called him to take charge of the artistic direction of '' Bonnie and Clyde''. Three years later, Penn called him once again to design '' Little Big Man''. But it was working with Francis Ford Coppola in 1972 on ''The Godfather'' that set the creative tone of his career. ''The Godfather Part II'' and '' The Conversation'', in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randy Jurgensen
Randy Jurgensen (born December 7, 1933) is a former American NYPD detective, best known as the lead investigator into the murder of patrolman Phil Cardillo as well as his contribution as a consultant on various film and TV projects. Early life and career Jurgenson was born in 1933 to Elizabeth and Randolf Jurgenson in Harlem, NY. He was a childhood friend of legendary stand-up comedian George Carlin He served in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper and was in the Battle of Pork Chop Hill in the Korean War. He was decorated with three bronze stars and a purple heart. After serving in the Army, he entered the New York Police Department in 1958 as a patrolman and was quickly promoted to detective. In the early 1960s, Jurgensen and his partner performed undercover work to investigate homosexual murders in New York City. Homosexuals were being targeted by two perpetrators who posed as police officers. This investigation was inspiration for the film '' Cruising'', with Al Pacino pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malachy McCourt
Malachy Gerard McCourt (September 20, 1931 – March 11, 2024) was an American-Irish actor, writer and politician. Born in Brooklyn and raised in Limerick, McCourt appeared in several films and soap operas, including ''The Molly Maguires'', ''Brewster's Millions'' (1985), and ''Another World''. He also wrote three memoirs, describing his life in Ireland and in the United States. McCourt was the 2006 Green Party candidate for governor of New York, losing to the Democratic candidate Eliot Spitzer. He was the younger brother of author Frank McCourt. Early life Malachy Gerard McCourt was born in Brooklyn on September 20, 1931, the son of Irish parents Angela (née Sheehan) and Malachy Gerard McCourt Sr. By the time of his death in 2024, he was the longest-lived of their seven offspring, following the death of his younger brother Alphonsus in 2016. McCourt was raised in Limerick, Ireland, and returned to the United States in 1952. Career McCourt acted on stage, on television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Hines
Mainer Patrick Hines (March 17, 1930 in Burkeville, Texas – August 12, 1985 in Manhattan, New York) was an American actor who was probably best known for his portrayal of Kapellmeister Giuseppe Bonno in the 1984 film ''Amadeus''. He also appeared as Samuel Chase in the film ''1776''. Other films include '' The Brink's Job'', ''Bloodrage'' and ''A Passage to India''. Stage On Broadway Hines was a character actor; he made his debut as Friar Pete in the 1957 production of ''Measure for Measure'' in a cast which included Norman Lloyd and Ellis Rabb. In 1972, he appeared alongside the original cast of '' Pippin'' at the Kennedy Center tryout as the Abbot. The monastery sequence, and by extension his role, was cut early into previews and he left the show before it transferred to Broadway. He created the role of Orsini-Rosenberg in the original New York production of ''Amadeus'' and appeared with Rex Harrison in the 1979 revival of Shaw's '' Caesar and Cleopatra'' in the role of Pot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin O'Connor (actor, Born 1938)
Kevin O'Connor (May 7, 1935 – June 22, 1991) was an American actor. He is best known for his roles in ''Let's Scare Jessica to Death'' (1971), ''Bogie'' (1980) and ''The Brink's Job'' (1978). He also acted extensively on stage, winning two Drama Desk Awards and an Obie Award. O'Connor was born John Kevin O'Connor on May 7, 1935, in Honolulu, Hawaii. He attended the University of Hawaii. He moved to New York City for his career, where he appeared in Broadway productions as an actor, as well as direct and teach. O'Connor also appeared on television in ''Hawaii Five-O'', in October 1969 as security guard Jim Crawford in '' The Doctors'' and ''Tales from the Darkside'' as well as several television movies. He portrayed Humphrey Bogart in the 1980 biographical television movie ''Bogie''. He appeared in two movies directed by Larry Cohen: ''Special Effects'' (1984) and '' It's Alive 3: Island of the Alive'' (1987). He lived at the Hotel Chelsea The Hotel Chelsea (also known as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheldon Leonard
Sheldon Leonard Bershad (February 22, 1907 – January 11, 1997) was an American film and television actor, producer, director, and screenwriter. Early life Sheldon Leonard Bershad was born in Manhattan, New York City, the son of middle-class Jewish parents Frank Bershad and Anna Levit. He graduated from Syracuse University in 1929. Career Film As an actor, Leonard specialized in playing supporting characters, especially gangsters or "heavies". His trademark was his especially thick New York accent, usually delivered from the side of his mouth. (He would often pronounce ''th'' as ''t'' and would say ''ur'' as ''oi'', thus he would pronounce ''hurt'' as ''hoit ''.) ote to EditorHis breakthrough role was in '' Another Thin Man'' (1939), in which he played a soft-spoken but dangerous murder suspect. From then on he was typecast as smooth gangsters or streetwise guys in such movies as '' It's a Wonderful Life'' (1946; as bartender Nick), '' To Have and Have Not'' (1944), '' Guy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Correctional Institution – Pittsburgh
Jordan Correction (historically known as the "West Park, Pittsburgh#Western Penitentiary, Western Penitentiary," "Western Pen," and "The Wall") was a low-to-medium security correctional institution, operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, located about five miles west of Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh and within city limits. The facility is on the banks of the Ohio River, and is located on 21 acres of land. (12 acres within the perimeter fence.) It was the first prison west of the Atlantic Plain as well as a major American Civil War, Civil War prison in 1863–1864. On January 26, 2017, Governor of Pennsylvania Tom Wolf announced the closing of this facility. History Western Penitentiary was designed by John Haviland and built in 1826 two miles south-east from the current facility by the architect Strickland. The original site is now home to the National Aviary. During Charles Dickens’ visit to the city March 20–22, 1842, he visited the origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bradford, Pennsylvania
Bradford is a city in McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located close to the border with New York state and approximately south of Buffalo, New York. Home to an oil refinery, Zippo headquarters and a University of Pittsburgh branch campus, Bradford is the principal city in the Bradford, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,825 at the 2020 United States Census. History Settled in 1823, Bradford was chartered as a city in 1837 and emerged as a wild oil boomtown in the Pennsylvania oil rush in the late 19th century. The area's Pennsylvania Grade crude oil has superior qualities and is free of asphaltic constituents, contains only trace amounts of sulfur and nitrogen, and has excellent characteristics for refining into lubricants. The Bradford & Foster Brook Railway was built in 1876 as one of, if not the first, monorails in America, when Bradford was a booming oil town. World-famous Kendall racing oils were produced in Bradford. Bradford was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennsylvania State Police
The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) is the state police, state police agency of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, responsible for statewide law enforcement. The Pennsylvania State Police is a full service law enforcement agency which handles both traffic and criminal law enforcement. The Pennsylvania State Police was founded in 1905 by order of List of governors of Pennsylvania, Governor Samuel W. Pennypacker, Samuel Pennypacker, by signing Pennsylvania State Senate, Senate Bill 278 on May 2, 1905. The bill was signed in response to the Great Coal strike of 1902, Anthracite Strike of 1902. Leading up to the Anthracite Strike, private police forces (the Coal and Iron Police, coal and iron police) were used by mine and mill owners to stop worker strikes. The inability or refusal of local constables or sheriffs' offices to enforce the law directly influenced the signing of Bill 278. The Anthracite Strike lasted from May 15 to October 23, 1902, and was ended with the help of Theodore Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, second-most populous city in Pennsylvania (after Philadelphia) and the List of United States cities by population, 67th-most populous city in the U.S., with a population of 302,971 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city is located in Western Pennsylvania, southwestern Pennsylvania at the confluence of the Allegheny River and Monongahela River, which combine to form the Ohio River. It anchors the Greater Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh metropolitan area, which had a population of 2.457 million residents and is the largest metro area in both the Ohio Valley and Appalachia, the Pennsylvania metropolitan areas, second-largest in Pennsylvania, and the List of metropolitan statistical areas, 26th-largest in the U.S. Pittsburgh is the principal city of the greater Pittsburgh–New Castle–Weirton combined statistic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North End, Boston
The North End is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is the city's oldest residential community, having been inhabited since it was colonized in the 1630s. It is only , yet the neighborhood has nearly one hundred establishments and a variety of tourist attractions. It is known for its Italian American population and Italian restaurants. History 17th century The North End as a distinct community of Boston was evident as early as 1646. Three years later, the area had a large enough population to support the North Meeting House. The construction of the building also led to the development of the North Square, which was the center of community life. Increase Mather was the minister of the North Meeting House, an influential and powerful figure who attracted residents to the North End. On November 27, 1676, Mather's home, the meeting house, and a total of 45 buildings were destroyed by a fire—Boston organized the first paid fire department in America tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
