His most audacious robbery was the great bookie robbery a heist at the australian jockey club while the bookies met to settle up from the weekends trade. And what became of the members of the crew that pulled off the daring heist. The great bookie robbery is a compelling essay in crime, violence and robbery. Bennett was a known armed robber for years, and came from the old school which refused to talk to police about anything. The curse by mark bennett overdrive rakuten overdrive. Raymond patrick the general bennett 19491979 find a.
Mike power is magnetic and this and heat are the greatest and truest depictions of the art of hold up movies ever made. Its a story of cunning, loyalty, fear, brutality and death. The great bookie robbery bbc two england 1 september. In terms of australian heists, nothing comes close. The great bookie robbery 1987 cast and crew moviefone. Random movie picker random movie generator is selector where you can pick movie by random parameters like genre, year and rating. Boasting a cast that includes john bach, gary sweet, bruno lawrence, gary day, rebecca gibney, candy raymond and ray meagher, it is also the toughest of crime dramas boasting a drive, grittiness and. The great bookie robbery of 1976 is one of the most notorious armed robberies australia has ever known.
The theme is enigmatic and the length is just right, think ill watch it again tonight, for the hundredth time. Following on from the story of the great bookie robbery as written by mark lee bennett, the illegitimate son of career criminal ray chuck bennett. Following on from the story of the great bookie robbery as written by mark lee bennett, the illegitimate son of career criminal ray chuck bennett, this is the followup of what happened to the survivors, and the families of notorious criminals now known for pulling off one of the biggest heists in australian history. For a man who was once the flashiest of flash gangsters the end would come without a bang or even a whimper. Boasting a cast that includes john bach, gary sweet, bruno lawrence, gary day, rebecca gibney, candy raymond and ray meagher, it is also the toughest of crime dramasboasting a drive, grittiness and ferocity. The dvd of this series is out now australias greatest ever mini series imo made in 1986. In 1986 this mini series was made and although it is a true story, the names have been changed and it is set in 1986 instead of 1976. The great book robbery a film by benny brunner on vimeo.
The great bookie robbery bbc two england 15 september. The crew had been planning the heist for six months. We will retain information submitted to us for possible future use, to help fill in gaps in the data and to help us bring the bbcs broadcast history to life, but we will not be publishing. Just how many millions of dollars was stolen on the day. The great bookie robbery is an american miniseries which aired on nine network. The great book robbery was the appropriation of palestinian books and manuscripts in 1948 a case of cultural theft or preservation. Forty years ago six men led by the charismatic raymond bennett left committed what looked like the perfect crime the great bookie robbery but the gang soon self destructed. Raymond bennett, who died when he was only 31, was also known as ray chuck. Raymond ray chuck bennett was australias criminal mastermind. The villains scrupulously planned to avoid bloodshed, and. A brazen armed robber and thief, he did the jobs that other criminals considered were beyond them. For a man who had millions pass through his chubby, goldencrusted fingers, the last scene was anything but glamorous. Ray chuck was the mastermind of the great bookie robbery committed on april 21, 1976 at the victoria club in melbourne. Ray bennett the criminal mastermind video dailymotion.
The great bookie robbery was broadcast by australias 9 network from november 15 to 17 1986. Boasting a cast that includes john bach, gary sweet, bruno lawrence, gary day, rebecca gibney, candy raymond and ray meagher, it is also the toughest of crime dramasboasting a drive, grittiness and. The robbery had been so brilliantly planned and executed that police were left without a single clue and so strict. Gynaikes pou zitousan ton erota aka women seeking for love 1975. On 21st april 1976, gunmen held up more than 50 members of melbournes venerable victorian club, escaping with several million dollars in untraceable cash. We will retain information submitted to us for possible future use, to help fill in gaps in the data and to help us bring the bbcs broadcast history to life, but we will not be publishing it. Find similar and related movies for the great bookie robbery 1986 on allmovie. For bog, the great warrior this struggle means conquering the earth and gaining supremacy over his rivals. And although the perpetrators are widely known, its technically still unsolved, with no conviction ever recorded. A couple of years ago i got hold of this rather good 3 part miniseries from 1986.
The great bookie robbery was a crime committed in melbourne, australia, on 21 april 1976. The great bookie robbery 1986 mini series 43tv the. Mark bennett the great bookie robbery of 1976 is one of the most notorious armed robberies australia has ever known. Story is based on a reallife armed holdup of a bunch of melbourne bookmakers who were settling up after a long weekend of racing fixtures. The great bookie robbery download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. The cops in george freemans back pocket go right to the top.
Story of the armed robbery of 50 bookmakers in melbourne in 1976, organised by a group of thieves, one of them on a 7 day leave from parkhurst prison on the isle of wight. The great bookie robbery tv miniseries 1986 the great. Ray chuck bennett was the mastermind behind the audacious heist. The film documents the theft of tens of thousands of palestinian books and manuscripts by jewish officials after ethnic cleansing operations by israeli forces in 194849. The great bookie robbery trailer 1986 video detective. Up date, mark lee bennett, the great bookie robbery series, a valuable, piece of australian history, not only australian history, but a few countries named, that are involved and highlighted below, that makes, and consists, of the true story, of the great bookie robbery. The great book robbery, israels 1948 looting of palestines cultural heritage ali abunimah may 2012 on may 15, palestinians mark the anniversary of the nakba, the systematic expulsion of the palestinian people by zionist militias that. The great bookie robbery actually happened in melbourne in 1976 and was the biggest robbery in the countrys history at the time. It is also one of the most mysterious in recent history, with official facts blurred together with theory and wild rumours. The great bookie robbery of 1976 wasnt just one of the biggest heists in australian history. The perfect crime became a perfect bloodbath daily telegraph. Set two hundred thousand years ago, when the human race had to adapt to their brutal savage environment or disappear into oblivion.
The dvd of this series is out now australias greatest ever. Great bookie robbery, the classic australian stories vimeo. Great bookie robbery there would not be many locals over the age of 21 who have not heard of the great bookie robbery which took place in melbournes cbd in april 1976. One of the best films ever made, this is a rare one and a good one. At present this site reflects the contents of the published radio times bbc listings. Amazingly, noone has ever been convicted, and no money has ever been recovered.
The great bookie robbery was designed from the start to emulate the style of british tv crime series of the 70s and early 80s and if youre familiar with the touchstones the sweeny, minder, etc. Boasting a cast that includes john bach, gary sweet, bruno lawrence, gary day, rebecca gibney, candy raymond and ray meagher. The great bookie robbery 1987 cast and crew a convict begins plans to start a new life after failing to return to prison when his daypass expires. It is also one of the most mysterious in recent history, with official facts blurred together.