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The Great Train Robbery

The Great Train Robbery

7,0 /10 (699 Votes)
1903 EN 12 min

Overview

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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Release date

07/12/1903

Votes

699

Popularity

1.3

It electrified dad! It terrified mother! It will amuse you!

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

12 min

Budget

$150

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James

James

2023-10-28

⭐ 6

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.

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2024-06-30

⭐ 7

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 s…

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