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Record information – Brief The Great Train Robbery
Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1903-11Item number (ISN):18599Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:THUNDERBIRD FILMSAccession:1973-0168Media:FilmOriginal title:The Great Train RobberyPart:1 of 1Production date:1903-11Release date:1903-12Production company:Edison Manufacturing CompanyProduction credit:director/scenario, Edwin S. Porter; photography, J. Blair SmithCast credit:Gilbert (George) M. (Maxwell) Anderson, Justus D. Barnes, Walter CameronCountry of production:usDistributor name:Kinetograph CompanyDescription:Bandits tie up a telegraph operator and rob a train, celebrate their success, but are arrested by a posse.~The script, sophisticated for 1903, was loosely based on a popular play and on true stories and derived to some extent from several successful "chase" films made in Britain. Porter used both studio sets and exteriors, tricks similar to modern process shots, and a pan for dramatic effect (the horses waiting for the bandits). This "feature" film was an enormous success in the Nickelodeons and increased their popularity.~One of the bandits (Barnes) is shown in a close-up, firing at the audience. This shot was intended to be shown at the beginning or end of the film. <12mn 35s>Language:SilentNotes:Genre:WESTERNDetailed holdings information: -
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