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The Great Train Robbery (1903)

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A.C. Abadie A.C. Abadie
Sheriff
Gilbert M. Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson
Bandit / Shot Passenger / Tenderfoot Dancer
George Barnes George Barnes
(uncredited)
Justus D. Barnes Justus D. Barnes
Bandit Who Fires at Camera
Walter Cameron Walter Cameron
Sheriff
John Manus Dougherty Sr. John Manus Dougherty Sr.
Fourth Bandit
Donald Gallaher Donald Gallaher
Little Boy
Frank Hanaway Frank Hanaway
Bandit


Written by
Scott Marble Scott Marble
story (uncredited)
Edwin S. Porter Edwin S. Porter
uncredited


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Not what I was hoping for

10 years ago at Apr 18 16:21
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I found 'The Great Train Robbery' for watch on Wikipedia (presumably because it's not very long, but it's longer than 'A Trip To The Moon'), I watched the whole movie, I think it is worth a look but it's not what I was hoping for and I think it is rather overrated

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1 year, 10 months ago at Jun 20 23:01
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(OK) How to rate this? Compostion and direction is primitve, but storytelling with contrast, even suspense and crescendo, is seminal.....there´s pure history...
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The Great Train Robbery is a 1903 American Western film written, produced, and directed by Edwin S. Porter. 12 minutes long, it is considered a milestone in film making, expanding on Porter's previous work Life of an American Fireman. The film used a number of innovative techniques.
Release date: 7 December 1903
UPC: 089859829727
Tags: 1900s (10), Short (10), Silent (8), 1903 (7), Western (7), Crime (4), Usa (4), Action (4), Train (4), Black And White (3), Railway (2), Robbery (2), Dancer (1), Character Shoots At US In Audience (1), Outlaw (1), Handgun (1), Pistol (1), Brakeman (1), Revolver (1), Train Robbery (1)
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