Starring steve mcqueen, david clarke, graham denton titolo originale the great st. The great train robbery, a 1903 american silent short western film. I very much enjoyed this interpretation of the great train robbery, both from the acting and productionquality point of view. From the very beginning the great train robbery is off to. A landmark in narrative filmmaking 1903 a landmark in narrative filmmaking 1903 the lawless frontier free b western starring john wayne and directed by robert bradbury. Lesleyanne down in the great train robbery 1978 donald sutherland in the. Considered the first narrative film, the great train robbery was directed and photographed by edwin s. Gangsters molls full show with tony lambrianou dave courtney frankie fraser and tommy wisbey duration. The great train robbery was one of the earliest silent films, made in 1903. If youre expecting a train robbery thats what youll get, i dont know what else you can expect from it. A railroad detective bob steele guards a shipment of gold his brother milburn stone plans to rob.
With the great train robbery, he pulled the american film business out of its early doldrums and captured the imagination not to mention the money of the stilldeveloping moviegoing public across the united states and in europe. Le film the first great train robbery 1978 vostfr admin 20170519t01. It was remade in 1949 as the last bandit and again in 1952 as south pacific trail. A famous retired detective, who is unnamed, lends his thoughts to solving the case.
An epic for the time, this western packs a train robbery, a community dance, a chase. Porter 1870 1941 was, as most movie scholars know, the first notable american movie director. The idea that the great train robbery was a masterpiece of planning and execution by the cream of britains villains has been strangely persistent. The great train robbery, a 1903 american silent short western film the great train robbery 1941 film, a 1941 american lowbudget crimewestern the first great train robbery, a 1978 film, released in the u. Writer chris chibnall broadchurch examines londons 1963 great train robbery from two different perspectives in this acclaimed bbc miniseries. The great train robbery 1941 the great train robbery.
Mis bijvoorbeeld nooit meer een film van stanley kubrick of meryl streep. The great train robbery was one of the first crime dramas and archetype of the western genre. Arthur conan doyle wrote an impossible crime story about a train that vanishes into thin air. In the process of writing and directing the movie, however, crichton has taken more liberties with the facts, and hes inserted a vein of wry humor. The great train robbery 1903 very famous silent film it became noticeable for its use of cross cut of editing.
The great train robbery 1941 cast and crew a railroad detective bob steele guards a shipment of gold his brother milburn stone plans to rob. Twelve minutes long, it is considered a milestone in film making, expanding on porters previous work life of an american fireman. He is the brilliant mastermind behind the ambitious plan to rob a moving train full of gold headed to crimea for the first time in history. Tom takes it upon himself to halt the activities of his crooked brother duke. The great train robbery has the honorable distinction of being the first western movie. The great train robbery is a 1941 american lowbudget crimewestern directed by joseph kane and starring bob steele and claire carleton. The feature is brimmed with tiny notions and tactics that steals away ones attention that is not only slick but smarter than one usually gets from such genres. The great train robbery cast and crew cast photos and info.
The great train robbery is a great tale from beginning to end, enormously well researched to reflect the language and mores of victorian times, and produces great suspense up to a highly satisfactory ending, better yet it tells of a true event that crichton doesnt have to work very hard to embellish. Porter, a former cameraman for the thomas edison company. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. The great train robbery, a 1941 american lowbudget crimewestern. The great train robbery the great train robbery is a character driven thriller about a heist pulled off by a team on a running train. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Additional holdings for this title may be available. The film pace is weird and hard to follow but i enjoyed the soundtrack and some of the shots like the one on top of the train and the one with the horses riding through the woods.
Great gold robbery, of gold from a british train in 1855. At twelve minutes long, the great train robbery film is considered a milestone in film making, expanding on porters previous work life of an american fireman. I feel that the two bbc british films called a robbers tale and a coppers. Nonviewing print was acquired for lcs national film preservation tour, featuring titles from the national film registry.
Duke and his henchman have stolen an entire gold train, including the. The great train robbery letterboxd your life in film. The first great train robbery, released in the united states as the great train robbery, is a 1978 british heist neo noir crime film directed by michael crichton, who also wrote the screenplay based on his novel the great train robbery the film stars sean connery, donald sutherland, and lesleyanne down. The great train robbery is a well made film and a fantastic time. A master criminal aims to rob a train of a large sum of gold. Porter film, the great train robbery is a dramatization of the famous first holdup of a moving train in 1855 england. Great expectations free the classic story of pip the british orphan. The great train robbery not only was the first narrative film, it also introduced several new editing techniques. Porters advances in film editing, especially in the 1903 film, the great train robbery. The film introduced moviegoers to robberies, chase scenes, and gun shootoffs. The haul is a great deal larger in michael crichtons the great train robbery, but he based his original novel more or less on the facts. The great train robbery was americas first narrative film. Approved 1h 2min action, crime, drama 28 february 1941 usa tom logan is a railroad detective. The great train robbery silent film analysis term paper.
Produced in 1903, it contained many of the plot elements that became a staple of succeeding hollywood westerns. In fact, as nick russellpavier and stewart richards fascinating, if mildly obsessive, new book proves, this was always a myth that handily suited everybody involved. The mandalorian, gravity falls, and free solo top our list of the best. The films popularity stemmed largely from porters formal innovations, significantly, his use of editing to cut together disparate shots.
Based partly on the play, the great train robbery, by scott marble. The great train robbery 1941 a railroad detective bob steele guards a shipment of gold his brother milburn stone plans to rob. Watch the great train robbery prime video amazon uk. When it was shown a week before christmas in december, 1903, there wasnt a lot of promotion about the film or any real anticipation from audiences for its showing. See more ideas about the great train robbery, train and sean connery. Duke and his henchman have stolen an entire gold train, including the passengers. In 1960 an incidence of train robbery took place in united kingdom, where a train was traveling from uk to france. The great train robbery is a twopart british television miniseries, written by chris chibnall, that was first broadcast on bbc one on 18 and 19 december 20. On 8 august, 1963 britain awakens to the news of the biggest robbery in the. Under the terms of the cinematograph films animals act 1937 all uk versions of the film are cut by 32.
Sean connery is hilarious as a smooth talking, suave, debonaire gentleman robber. Writer chris chibnall broadchurch examines londons 1963 great train robbery from two different perspectives in. Two republic westerns, the great train robbery and william elliotts the last bandit seem to borrow the basic mystery and its solution. But it is a slowmoving story, when what we really want from a period thriller is a feeling for the excitement generated during the actual events. Filmed in november 1903 at edisons new york studio, at essex county park in new jersey, and along the lackawanna railroad and released in december 1903, the great train robbery is considered to be one of the first significant early us narrative films. The film begins with two masked robbers bursting into a railroad station office, and binding and gagging the railway dispatcher. The great train robbery 1941 cast and crew moviefone. It likely could have benefited from an additional installment to flesh out the story a bit more thoroughly, but i can honestly say i liked the program and it is one that i rewatch on occasion. The film was also one of the first to incorporate a full cast of actors and to shoot onlocation.
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