The Great Train Robbery

Name: The Great Train Robbery
Director: Edwin S. Porter
Genre: Action, Adventure, Western, Crime, Drama
Released: 1903-12-07
Duration: 720000 s
Rating: 10
Cast: Gilbert M. Anderson, John Manus Dougherty Sr., Frank Hanaway

Directed by Edwin S. Porter

TV-G

1903 12m[Action](/on-demand/category/action), [Adventure](/on-demand/category/adventure)

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Among the earliest existing films in American cinema - notable as an early film to present a narrative story to tell - it depicts a group of outlaws who hold up a train and rob the passengers. They are then pursued by a Sheriff's posse. Several scenes have color included - all hand tinted.

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Cast of The Great Train Robbery

Gilbert M. AndersonBandit / Shot Passenger / Tenderfoot Dancer (uncredited) / Assistant Director
John Manus Dougherty Sr.Bandit (uncredited)
Frank HanawayBandit (uncredited)
Adam Charles HaymanBandit (uncredited)
Robert MilaschTrainman / Bandit (uncredited)
Marie MurrayDance-Hall Dancer (uncredited)
Mary SnowLittle Girl (uncredited)
A.C. AbadieSheriff (uncredited)
Walter CameronSheriff (uncredited)
Donald GallaherLittle Boy (uncredited)
Shadrack E. GrahamChild (uncredited)
George Barnes(uncredited)
Morgan Jones(uncredited)
Justus D. BarnesBandit Who Fires at Camera (uncredited)
Edwin S. PorterDirector / Writer / Producer / Director Of Photography
Blair SmithDirector Of Photography
Scott MarbleStory