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The Great Train Robbery is a 1903 American silent Western film made by Edwin S. Porter. It follows a gang of outlaws who hold up and rob a steam locomotive at a station in the American West, flee across mountainous terrain, and are finally defeated by a posse of locals. The short film draws on many sources, including a robust existing tradition of Western films, recent European innovations in film technique, the play of the same name by Scott Marble, the popularity of train-themed films. Great Train Robbery, Train Robbery, The Great Train Robbery, Colour Grading, Danny Ocean, Film Technique, Greatest Generation, Western Film, Women Working
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The Great Train Robbery (1903)

The Great Train Robbery is a 1903 American silent Western film made by Edwin S. Porter. It follows a gang of outlaws who hold up and rob a steam locomotive at a station in the American West, flee across mountainous terrain, and are finally defeated by a posse of locals. The short film draws on many sources, including a robust existing tradition of Western films, recent European innovations in film technique, the play of the same name by Scott Marble, the popularity of train-themed films.

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"The Great Train Robbery" was America’s first narrative film. Produced in 1903, it contained many of the plot elements that became a staple of succeeding Hollywood westerns. The film was produced at Thomas Edison’s studio and surrounding locations in New Jersey. Ten minutes in length, audiences were mesmerized by the film’s action sequences and made the film the most profitable of its day. Train Robbery Wild West, You Can’t Take It With You 1938, Great Train Robbery, Western Train Robbery, Train Robbery, A Trip To The Moon, The Great Train Robbery, Film Class, Plot Elements
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"The Great Train Robbery" was America’s first narrative film. Produced in 1903, it contained many of the plot elements that became a staple of succeeding Hollywood westerns. The film was produced at Thomas Edison’s studio and surrounding locations in New Jersey. Ten minutes in length, audiences were mesmerized by the film’s action sequences and made the film the most profitable of its day.

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