The Great Train Robbery (1903)

70% User Rating

12min

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

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.

Edwin S. PorterDirector

Cast

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Gilbert M. Anderson

Bandit / Shot Passenger / Tenderfoot Dancer (uncredited)

John Manus Dougherty Sr.

Bandit (uncredited)

Frank Hanaway

Bandit (uncredited)

Adam Charles Hayman

Bandit (uncredited)

Robert Milasch

Trainman / Bandit (uncredited)

Marie Murray

Dance-Hall Dancer (uncredited)

Mary Snow

Little Girl (uncredited)

A.C. Abadie

Sheriff (uncredited)

Walter Cameron

Sheriff (uncredited)

Donald Gallaher

Little Boy (uncredited)

Shadrack E. Graham

Child (uncredited)

George Barnes

(uncredited)

Morgan Jones

(uncredited)

Justus D. Barnes

Bandit Who Fires at Camera (uncredited)

Reviews (2)

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James

Rating 60%

October 28, 2023

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.