The Great Train Robbery
1903 American silent short Western film directed by Edwin Stanton Porter
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Summary
The Great Train Robbery is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of short film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,355 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Creator: Edwin Stanton Porter[3]
- Director: Edwin Stanton Porter[4]
- Screenwriter: Edwin Stanton Porter[5]
- Genre: heist film[6], Western film[7], action film[8], silent film[9], Western[10], Revisionist Western[11]
- Cast member: Alfred C. Abadie[12], Broncho Billy Anderson[13], Justus D. Barnes[14], Marie Murray[15], J. Barney Sherry[16], Morgan Jones[17]
- Producer: Edwin Stanton Porter[18]
- Collection: Museum of Modern Art[19]
- Production company: Edison Studios[20]
- Part of: National Film Registry[21]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[22]
- Commons category: The Great Train Robbery[23]
- Review score: 7.4/10[24], 100%[25]
- Color: black-and-white[26]
- Country of origin: United States[27]
- Publication date: December 1, 1903[28]
- Distributed by: RAI[29]
- Narrative location: United States[30]
- Filming location: New Jersey[31]
- Main subject: train robbery[32]
- Film editor: Edwin Stanton Porter[33]
- Title: The Great Train Robbery[34]
- Duration: 12[35]
- Aspect ratio (W:H): 4:3[36]
- Capital cost: 250[37]
- Assessment: Bechdel test[38]
Why It Matters
The Great Train Robbery has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]