The Great Train Robbery
After the train station clerk is assaulted and bound and gagged, and the departing train and its passengers are robbed, a determined posse launches a hot pursuit of the fleeing bandits.
Director(s)
Gilbert M. Anderson
A.C. Abadie
Edwin S. Porter
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James
Firstly, I feel honoured to be the first to write a review for this prestigious short; secondly, I found it to be… good. I can’t claim any more than that, though it is heavily influential. The narrative is unlike many other short, silent films as it actually sucks you in until that fantastic final shot. But was it perfection? No. Is it worth watching? Of course, I’m sure any of my fellow cinephiles can waste ten minutes for this cinematic curio.
CinemaSerf
This opens with quite a menacing scene from Justus D. Barnes who points his pistol right between our eyes.... Then you have to feel a bit sorry for "Broncho Billy" Anderson who proceeds to get himself tied up, shot and generally manhandled as a ruthless gang raid his railway office then hold up the train robbing both the strong box and the passengers. Luckily he is eventually able to raise the alarm and a posse is soon on the trail of the thieves - but will they escape? It's barely eleven minutes long, this, but packs loads of action into that time and the photography uses indoor and outdoor space to good effect, offering us a degree of continuity of story and imagery that builds nicely to quite an exciting shoot-out in conclusion. It's not so hard to tell the real from the fake, but that doesn't really matter - the whole thing is groundbreaking and well worth a gander.
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The directors of The Great Train Robbery are Gilbert M. Anderson, A.C. Abadie, and Edwin S. Porter.
The cast of The Great Train Robbery includes Donald Gallaher as Little Boy (uncredited), Robert Milasch as Trainman / Bandit (uncredited), John Manus Dougherty Sr. as Bandit (uncredited), Frank Hanaway as Bandit (uncredited), Marie Murray as Dance-Hall Dancer (uncredited), Mary Snow as Little Girl (uncredited), Walter Cameron as Sheriff (uncredited), Shadrack E. Graham as Child (uncredited), George Barnes as (uncredited), Justus D. Barnes as Bandit Who Fires at Camera (uncredited), and Morgan Jones as (uncredited).
The duration of The Great Train Robbery is 12 mins.
Yes. You can watch the The Great Train Robbery trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
The Great Train Robbery was released on 07 Dec 1903.
The Great Train Robbery is listed under Western, Crime, Action, and Adventure on Fanbiz.
The Great Train Robbery has 2 reviews on Fanziz, with an average rating of 6.5/10. One reviewer wrote: "Firstly, I feel honoured to be the first to write a review for this prestigious short; secondly, I found it to be… good. I can’t claim any more than that, though it is heavily i..."
