The great train robbery 1941 a railroad detective bob steele guards a shipment of gold his brother milburn stone plans to rob. 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. The films popularity stemmed largely from porters formal innovations, significantly, his use of editing to cut together disparate shots. It was remade in 1949 as the last bandit and again in 1952 as south pacific trail. The great train robbery letterboxd your life in film. Porter 1870 1941 was, as most movie scholars know, the first notable american movie director. 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. 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.
Approved 1h 2min action, crime, drama 28 february 1941 usa tom logan is a railroad detective. The great train robbery is a 1941 american lowbudget crimewestern directed by joseph kane and starring bob steele and claire carleton. The great train robbery is a well made film and a fantastic time. The idea that the great train robbery was a masterpiece of planning and execution by the cream of britains villains has been strangely persistent. Porter, a former cameraman for the thomas edison company. The great train robbery, a 1903 american silent short western film. 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. A railroad detective bob steele guards a shipment of gold his brother milburn stone plans to rob. 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. Twelve minutes long, it is considered a milestone in film making, expanding on porters previous work life of an american fireman. Arthur conan doyle wrote an impossible crime story about a train that vanishes into thin air.
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. Duke and his henchman have stolen an entire gold train, including the passengers. 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. The great train robbery was one of the earliest silent films, made in 1903.
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. If youre expecting a train robbery thats what youll get, i dont know what else you can expect from it. 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. I very much enjoyed this interpretation of the great train robbery, both from the acting and productionquality point of view. Le film the first great train robbery 1978 vostfr admin 20170519t01.
The film used a number of thenunconventional techniques, including composite editing, onlocation shooting, and frequent camera movement. The film begins with two masked robbers bursting into a railroad station office, and binding and gagging the railway dispatcher. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Considered the first narrative film, the great train robbery was directed and photographed by edwin s. The film was also one of the first to incorporate a full cast of actors and to shoot onlocation. Produced in 1903, it contained many of the plot elements that became a staple of succeeding hollywood westerns. Watch the great train robbery prime video amazon uk. 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 was one of the first crime dramas and archetype of the western genre. Under the terms of the cinematograph films animals act 1937 all uk versions of the film are cut by 32. Tom takes it upon himself to halt the activities of his crooked brother duke. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. For example, rather than staying on one set, porter took his crew to ten different locations, including edisons new york studio, essex county park in. Duke and his henchman have stolen an entire gold train, including the. The great train robbery 1941 the great train robbery.
Sean connery is hilarious as a smooth talking, suave, debonaire gentleman robber. 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. Writer chris chibnall broadchurch examines londons 1963 great train robbery from two different perspectives in this acclaimed bbc miniseries. Great expectations free the classic story of pip the british orphan. Based partly on the play, the great train robbery, by scott marble. The great train robbery 1941 cast and crew moviefone. In 1960 an incidence of train robbery took place in united kingdom, where a train was traveling from uk to france. Porter film, the great train robbery is a dramatization of the famous first holdup of a moving train in 1855 england.
Writer chris chibnall broadchurch examines londons 1963 great train robbery from two different perspectives in. The great train robbery not only was the first narrative film, it also introduced several new editing techniques. A famous retired detective, who is unnamed, lends his thoughts to solving the case. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Great gold robbery, of gold from a british train in 1855. 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. The film introduced moviegoers to robberies, chase scenes, and gun shootoffs.
On 8 august, 1963 britain awakens to the news of the biggest robbery in the. The great train robbery cast and crew cast photos and info. From the very beginning the great train robbery is off to. Lesleyanne down in the great train robbery 1978 donald sutherland in the. 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. 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. 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. In a sense, porter helped prime the public for the movies. Nonviewing print was acquired for lcs national film preservation tour, featuring titles from the national film registry. Mis bijvoorbeeld nooit meer een film van stanley kubrick of meryl streep. The great train robbery silent film analysis term paper.
The great train robbery free early western film by edwin s. 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 great train robbery 1903 very famous silent film it became noticeable for its use of cross cut of editing. The film was produced at thomas edisons studio and surounding locations in new jersey. An epic for the time, this western packs a train robbery, a community dance, a chase.
The mandalorian, gravity falls, and free solo top our list of the best. See more ideas about the great train robbery, train and sean connery. 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. Additional holdings for this title may be available. Starring steve mcqueen, david clarke, graham denton titolo originale the great st. Porters advances in film editing, especially in the 1903 film, the great train robbery. Gangsters molls full show with tony lambrianou dave courtney frankie fraser and tommy wisbey duration. It depicts a group of criminals robbing a train and its passengers, escaping in the uncoupled locomotive, and then being pursued and killed by a posse recruited from a local dance hall. 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. The great train robbery is a 1903 american western film by edwin s. The great train robbery was americas first narrative film. The great train robbery, a 1941 american lowbudget crimewestern. The great train robbery has the honorable distinction of being the first western movie. 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.