Which of the robbers was considered the mastermind or leader?
Great Train Robbery (1963) (who died in prison) and Lennie Field, who were later found not guilty of the charges against them. The other men (aside from Wheater) resented what they considered to be the excessive length of the sentences, which were longer than those given to many murderers or armed robbers at the time. At that period, there was no parole system in place and prisoners served the full term of the sentence. Train robbers who were sentenced later, and by different judges, received shorter terms. At the time, the severity of the sentences caused some surprise. When mastermind Bruce Reynolds was arrested
The Three Robbers The Three Robbers The Three Robbers is a children's book by Tomi Ungerer. There was a 6-minute animated adaptation released in 1972 by Gene Deitch. The book was adapted as a full-length anime feature film by Hayo Freitag, released in mid-2007 as "Die Drei Rauber". This was adapted into a French version called "Les Trois Brigands" then an English one called "Trick or Treaters", which removed the original narration by Tomi Ungerer along with cutting out some of the original movie to shorten it and shoe-horned in a Halloween theme with the new narrator. The three robbers are very successful