The Great Train Robbery
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An early silent film about a gang of bandits who rob a mail train, flee a posse and die in a shoot-out. It is considered the first American film to create a storyline. The film is also a landmark for introducing innovative cinematic techniques including parallel editing, panning and matteing.
Credits
- Directed by
- Edwin Stanton Porter
- Written by
- Edwin Stanton Porter
- Cast
- J. Barney Sherry, Broncho Billy Anderson, Justus D. Barnes, Marie Murray, Morgan Jones, Alfred C. Abadie
- Produced by
- Edwin Stanton Porter
- Edited by
- Edwin Stanton Porter
Copyright
Copyright status (Wikidata): public domain
Complete catalog record
, An early silent film about a gang of bandits who rob a mail train, flee a posse and die in a shoot-out. It is considered the first American film to create a storyline. The film is also a landmark for introducing innovative cinematic techniques including parallel editing, panning and matteing.
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