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The Great Train Robbery
“It electrified dad! It terrified mother! It will amuse you!”
7.0 / 10• 1903• 12m•NR• English
WesternCrimeActionAdventure
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Gilbert M. Anderson
Bandit / Shot Passenger / Tenderfoot Dancer (uncredited)
LeadJM
John Manus Dougherty Sr.
Bandit (uncredited)
FH
Frank Hanaway
Bandit (uncredited)
AC
Adam Charles Hayman
Bandit (uncredited)
Robert Milasch
Trainman / Bandit (uncredited)
MM
Marie Murray
Dance-Hall Dancer (uncredited)
MS
Mary Snow
Little Girl (uncredited)
AA
A.C. Abadie
Sheriff (uncredited)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Edwin S. Porter's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Great Train Robbery is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
