We have set your language to Considering the rent of their house is 3 pounds a week... that's a lot of money. Despite good acting from a good cast, including Larry Lamb, Julie Walters and Phil Collins, the script is just too slow. The cast alone (Julie Walters +) warrant this before we start. [4][5][5] At the Inquest following Edwards' death, a panel recorded an open verdict, based on testimony that the deceased was too intoxicated to form an intent to kill himself. However, his homesick wife struggles to adapt to her new life, ... June Edwards Julie Walters. All in all, it probably deserves a lot of the feeble 'greatest crime is that is got made' jibes thrown at it. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Buster Edwards was nothing like Phil Collins.He was a thief who would have stolen the suit from your back(or your tailor's dummy). I remember seeing Buster in the 80's as it was a film that was played a lot during my childhood but it had been some time since I saw it last when I came across the DVD free in the Sunday newspaper so I was quick to get it and re live some memories. Failed to report flower. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. This is the true story of Buster Edwards (Phil Collins), one of the thieves who carried out 1963's Great Train Robbery. GREAT NEWS! Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Hiding from the law,cause they've ben careless leaving clues behind And when they finally escape to Acapulco. The end is unbelievable (it's a true story) - only a man with a very big heart could do that (if you want to know what, go and rent a movie - you will not regret it). You won't be sorry. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. The idea of chart-topping 'Genesis' front-man Phil Collins playing the role of notorious east-end Great Train Robber 'Buster' Edwards was enough to put me off this movie for life. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. It's dull, even irritatingly so and is focused on all the wrong things. or don't show this again—I am good at figuring things out. Resend Activation Email. In 1991, Edwards was the victim of a theft, albeit of a more mundane nature. “Buster” tells the story of one of the more obscure Great Train Robbers, Ronnie “Buster” Edwards, who was safely in exile in Mexico but came back home to face the music because he missed his wife. She left the room during the pathologist's evidence. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? This movie is simply beautiful. We were unable to submit your feedback at this time. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. One sister Brenda Harris (Tony) of Norwood. The love between him and the wife is palpable and believable and he's just so damn charming. We’ve updated the security on the site. Among the other key players was Buster Edwards, who was found hanged near his flower stall at Waterloo, South London, in 1994. He was involved in the theft of £62,000 (£1.33 million today) from Comet House, the headquarters of British Overseas Airways Corporation at Heathrow Airport, in 1962. The supporting cast is not up to Phil's acting standards. Buster Edwards was found hanged in a garage in 1994 at the age of 62. After leaving school, he worked in a sausage factory, where he began his criminal career by stealing meat to sell on the post-war black market. Make sure that the file is a photo. Also starring Stephanie Lawrence as Franny Reynolds, Michael Attwell as Harry, Cape Wrath's Ralph Brown as Ronald 'Ronnie' Biggs, Christopher Ellison as George, Sheila Hancock as Mrs. Rothery, Martin Jarvis as Inspector Jack Mitchell, Clive Wood as Sergeant Chalmers, Anthony Quayle as Sir James McDowell, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade's Michael Byrne as Poyser, Harold Innocent as Justice Parry, Rupert Vansittart as Fairclough, John Benfield as Jimmy, John Barrard as Walter, Carole Collins as Linda and Amy Shindler as Susan. Maybe also that Walters slightly steals the show, but never mind, I saw enough of the really likable Lamb as Collins' pal, and the story looked okay, so I am happy with what I did see for now. If people miss out because of such a low ranking then its a mistake. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. Enter a valid email address and a feedback message. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. Released in 1975 after serving nine years. | Fact-based crime drama about the life of Buster Edwards, a member of the gang responsible for the Great Train Robbery. Collins is quite good as this amusing thief. Buster, a film about his role in the Great Train Robbery, was made in 1988, with Edwards played by Phil Collins. This movie was a big hit at the cinema when it was first released and then again as a video rental....Those were the days! Mr Edwards's wife, June, was too distressed to attend the hearing but his daughter, Nicola, was present. Burial will follow in the Crane County Cemetery. Richard Hobbs, 'Edwards, Ronald Christopher [Buster] (1931–1994)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004, Ronald (Buster) Edwards, Great Train Robber, Buster Edwards `too drunk' to have committed suicide. He was found by his brother, hanging from a steel girder inside a lock-up garage in Leake Street, Lambeth. Edwards and another gang member, Bruce Reynolds, took their families to Mexico. Will he ever see his family again? | Theft by Dexter Fletcher. To add a flower, click the “Leave a Flower” button. | Well, the film has been criticised for glorifying the robbery. Phill can't act worth 2 cents. Part love story, part cat and mouse game, this film is a fun view. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. We have a volunteer within ten miles of your requested photo location. Sounds interesting so far? Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. Charlie Wilson was the final train robber to … Enter your email below for our complimentary daily grief messages. Bill Roberts will officiate. The opening scene with the dust bin going through the window raise quite a cheer! He was given his first lead movie role here as Buster Edwards, ... he flees to Mexico with his family. Rev. Not since Olivier kicked the bucket some time in the 80's has a talent of such obvious majesty graced Britain's thespianic firmament. Yes the robbery was nasty, as were most of the perpetrators, but the film itself is merely a semi documentary of man's life after the fact, coming to terms with it. And it is said that he, his wife, June… Bozo was born on March 5, 1944, in Camp Wood, Texas to Robert Harvel “Buster” Edwards and Dovie Fay Edwards. He was preceded in death by his wife Nancy Lowder Thompson and his daughter Laura Thompson Roseman and his brother Tommy Thompson. All Rights Reserved. To suggest a correction or addition, visit the memorial page and click Suggest Edits. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Mr. Edwards, known as Buster, was one of more than a dozen accomplices involved in the robbery. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. Please note: You are asking volunteers to find and take a photo of the headstone. He was a 1953 graduate of Norwood High School and a member of Norwood First United Methodist Church. He had also been a boxer, and owned a nightclub and a flower shop. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Buster Thompson, please visit our floral store. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Use the links under “See more…” to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. I didn't know, but the Four Tops song "Loco in Acapulco" was actually written by Phil for this movie. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. Fletcher was arrested and charged with theft. Extremely likable film about actual people and events, "You'll never make it stick without the poppy". I've watched it three times this week! [2] After his early release in 1975, he ran a flower stall outside Waterloo station in London. Fletcher was unlucky in the timing of his theft because Edwards had seen the film for the first time only days before. [2] He gave interviews to writer Piers Paul Read, persuading him to write in his 1978 book The Train Robbers that the robbery was led by German commando Otto Skorzeny, and that Edwards was the person responsible for hitting Jack Mills. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? Add to your scrapbook. The incidental music (not Phil's) doesn't really help, sounding like its trying to drum up atmosphere rather than help create it. If a new volunteer signs up in your requested photo location, they may see your existing request and take the photo. To suggest a change to a cemetery page, visit the Cemetery Corrections forum. English There is a problem with your email/password. Buster Edwards died here The site of the death of one of the key great train robbers. It stands the test of time too, not dated - except in the modern computer graphics / explosions genre. Western Carolina Chapter, 4600 Park Road, STE 250, Charlotte, NC 28029 or Hospice of Stanly and the Uwharries, 960 N. First Street, Albemarle, NC 28001. We have 2 volunteers within ten miles of your requested photo location. Please try again later. I don't know why it scored so low as we both enjoyed the movie. Worst, the train driver Jack Mills sustained head injuries during the attack and later died from leukaemia. A Celebration of Life is being planned for a later date. [6] However, at the time of his death, he was being investigated by the police as part of an inquiry into a suspected large-scale fraud and it is speculated that fear of being re-imprisoned could have led to a suicide attempt.[7].

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