Assault on the Pay Train

1962 / 89 min / B&W / fiction
Original Title: O Assalto ao Trem Pagador
Director: Roberto Farias
With: Eliezer Gomes, Reginaldo Farias, Grande Otelo, Jorge Dória, Ruth de Souza, Átila Iório, Miguel Rosemberg, Clementino Kelé.

Rio de Janeiro, June 14th, 1960, 8:25am. Trapped in their slum tenement life, 6 armed men attack and rob a train transporting the payroll for a number of salaries. The gang splits the 27 million cruzeiros amongst themselves with one strict rule: in order to not raise suspicion, no one must spend more than 10% of their share each year. While the police is on their trail, conflict begins to arise between the robbers leading to an inescapable confrontation. Based on a real event.