The Great Train Robbery

directed by Edwin S. Porter
Category: "Western"
Year of Release:1903
Date Added:06/09/2015
Date Watched:06/09/2015
Description:A short silent film. Four bandits board a train, blow up the safe and rob the passengers and take off in the engine and then on horseback. A posse is formed a follows and kills them and retakes the loot.
My Rating:7

Reviews for The Great Train Robbery

Review - Great Train Robbery, The

Interesting as perhaps the first movie with a narrative. The whole thing is shot with perhaps eight camera angles. The final scene, with the gunfighter shooting right at the screen, is iconic.

Reviewed by Roger on 2015-06-09 11:36:00

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