The Great Locomotive Chase

1956 American adventure film by Francis D. Lyon
Movie film Q2065792
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The Great Locomotive Chase

Summary

The Great Locomotive Chase is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (851 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Great Locomotive Chase's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Great Locomotive Chase was directed by Francis D. Lyon[4].
  • Lawrence Edward Watkin wrote the screenplay for The Great Locomotive Chase[5].
  • The Great Locomotive Chase's composer is recorded as Paul Smith[6].
  • The Great Locomotive Chase's composer is recorded as Stan Jones[7].
  • The Great Locomotive Chase's genre is Western film[8].
  • A cast member of The Great Locomotive Chase was Fess Parker[9].
  • A cast member of The Great Locomotive Chase was Jeffrey Hunter[10].
  • A cast member of The Great Locomotive Chase was John Lupton[11].
  • A cast member of The Great Locomotive Chase was Stan Jones[12].
  • A cast member of The Great Locomotive Chase was Slim Pickens[13].
  • A cast member of The Great Locomotive Chase was Claude Jarman, Jr.[14].
  • A cast member of The Great Locomotive Chase was Don Megowan[15].
  • A cast member of The Great Locomotive Chase was Harry Carey[16].
  • A cast member of The Great Locomotive Chase was John Wiley[17].
  • A cast member of The Great Locomotive Chase was Kenneth Tobey[18].
  • A cast member of The Great Locomotive Chase was Marc Hamilton[19].
  • A cast member of The Great Locomotive Chase was Morgan Woodward[20].
  • A cast member of The Great Locomotive Chase was Walt Disney[21].
  • A cast member of The Great Locomotive Chase was Eddie Firestone[22].
  • A cast member of The Great Locomotive Chase was Leonard P. Geer[23].
  • A cast member of The Great Locomotive Chase was George Robotham[24].
  • A cast member of The Great Locomotive Chase was Harvey Hester[25].
  • A cast member of The Great Locomotive Chase was Robert Kent[26].
  • The Great Locomotive Chase was produced by Lawrence Edward Watkin[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Lawrence Edward Watkin[27] and Walt Disney[28]. The Great Locomotive Chase was directed by Francis D. Lyon[4]. Lawrence Edward Watkin wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Fess Parker[9], Jeffrey Hunter[10], John Lupton[11], Stan Jones[12], Slim Pickens[13], and Claude Jarman, Jr.[14].

Publication

The Great Locomotive Chase was published on June 8, 1956[29]. The original language of it was English[30]. Its genre is Western film[8]. Recorded distribution format include theatrical release[31] and video on demand[32].

Why It Matters

The Great Locomotive Chase ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (851 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . wikidata.org.
  29. [32] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer Emile Kuri, Patrick Delany
    Publication date +1956-06-08T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Lawrence Edward Watkin
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+85'}
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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