The Great Train Robbery 1903
“It electrified dad! It terrified mother! It will amuse you!”
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 12 minutes
- Director
- Edwin S. Porter
- Network
- Edison Manufacturing Company
What is The Great Train Robbery?
The Great Train Robbery is a film first released in 1903. Catalogued under Western, Crime, Action, Adventure.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1903
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 12 minutes
- Release date
- Dec 7, 1903
- Studios
- Edison Manufacturing Company
- Genres
- Western, Crime, Action, Adventure
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 7.0/10
- Episode runtime
- ~12 minutes
- Status
- Released
- Network
- Edison Manufacturing Company
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Overview
The Great Train Robbery is a film first released in 1903. Catalogued under Western, Crime, Action, Adventure. Produced and broadcast by Edison Manufacturing Company. Current status: Released.
Should you watch it?
“A train station clerk is assaulted, a train is robbed, and a posse pursues the bandits.”
- features a thrilling train robbery sequence
- showcases early cinematic technique
- historic 1903 film
- very short runtime
- silent film format
Watch it if you want to see a historic 1903 western, crime, action, and adventure film.
Contains scenes of assault and action appropriate to its 1903 release.
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When was The Great Train Robbery released?
The film was released on December 7, 1903 in the US.
What genres does the film belong to?
The film belongs to the western, crime, action, and adventure genres.
How long is the film?
The film has a runtime of 12m.
What is the plot of the film?
After the train station clerk is assaulted and left bound and gagged, then the departing train and its passengers robbed, a posse goes in hot pursuit of the fleeing bandits.
What sources influenced the short film?
It draws on a tradition of Western films, European innovations in film technique, the play of the same name by Scott Marble, and train-themed films.
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