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The Great Train Robbery

    Crime
    Action
    Western
    Adventure
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Dec 7, 1903
Rating Unavailable

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.

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  • Directors
  • Budget
    $150
  • Vote Average
    7.0
  • Vote Count
    611
  • Popularity
    13
  • Language
    No Language
  • Origin Country
    US

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    • Cast

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    Gilbert M. Anderson
    Bandit / Shot Passenger / Tenderfoot Dancer (uncredited)
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    John Manus Dougherty Sr.
    Bandit (uncredited)
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    Frank Hanaway
    Bandit (uncredited)
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    Adam Charles Hayman
    Bandit (uncredited)
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    Robert Milasch
    Trainman / Bandit (uncredited)
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    Marie Murray
    Dance-Hall Dancer (uncredited)
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    Mary Snow
    Little Girl (uncredited)
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    A.C. Abadie
    Sheriff (uncredited)
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    Walter Cameron
    Sheriff (uncredited)
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    Donald Gallaher
    Little Boy (uncredited)
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    Shadrack E. Graham
    Child (uncredited)
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    George Barnes
    (uncredited)
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    Morgan Jones
    (uncredited)
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    Justus D. Barnes
    Bandit Who Fires at Camera (uncredited)

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    Reviews

    (2)
    James
    60%
    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
    70%
    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.