Based on the legendary true story of Raymond Patrick (Chuck) Benett the greatest armed robber in Australian history,the man who pulled of the impossible,the largest cash robbery in the countries history a whopping 90 million in today's money..The robbery was dubbed the same day as the great bookie robbery & is now part of Australian folklore but it was the legendary fall out with the kane brothers that made this story legendary,it turned into a blood war that would last a decade & would wipe out most of Melbournes toughest & greatest criminals & also saw the most audacious revenge hit in Australian criminal history..
On 21st April 1976, gunmen held up more than 50 members of Melbourne's venerable Victorian club, escaping with several million dollars in untraceable cash. The robbery had been so brilliantly planned and executed that police were left without a single clue - and so strict was the robbers' code of silence that not even the underworld was aware of their identities. The robbery was so daring, so clean, that it earned the admiration of law-abiding Australians...and compliments from the victims themselves. THE GREAT BOOKIE ROBBERY is a compelling essay in crime, violence and robbery. It's a story of cunning, loyalty, fear, brutality and death. 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 ferocity seldom seen on Australian screens. ""The Melbourne landscape of wet suburban streets, city skyscrapers, passing trams, cobbled lane ways and sleazy shopfronts has never looked better...
