Great Crunchie Train Robbery - Cadbury Crunchie
- Action
- Comedy
- Western
- Promotional
A mainstay on cinema and TV screens for over 20 years, this commercial — reputedly NZ’s longest-running — made Kiwis feel as if the UK-born hokey pokey treasure was ‘ours’. Directed by Tony Williams, the madcap romp features a bevy of 70s acting talent caught up in chaos, after outlaws start a free for all fight for a chest of Crunchie bars. A connection with Martin Scorsese’s editor allowed access to footage from old Westerns, while the immortal tune is by Murray Grindlay. Williams overspent his meagre budget, and a lawn mower given to him as a thank you ended up his fee.
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Tony Williams on the set of the Crunchie Great Train Robbery advertisement, circa 1975.
Kindly supplied by Tony Wiliiams

Tony Williams on set of the Crunchie Great Train Robbery advertisement, circa 1975.
Kindly supplied by Tony Williams.
























