The Great Train Robbery

1903 American silent short Western film directed by Edwin Stanton Porter
Movie short_film Q470329
The Great Train Robbery
Edwin Stanton Porter · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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The Great Train Robbery

Summary

The Great Train Robbery is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,717 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Great Train Robbery is the creator of Edwin Stanton Porter[3].
  • The Great Train Robbery's instance of is recorded as short film[4].
  • The Great Train Robbery was directed by Edwin Stanton Porter[5].
  • Edwin Stanton Porter wrote the screenplay for The Great Train Robbery[6].
  • The Great Train Robbery's genre is heist film[7].
  • The Great Train Robbery's genre is Western film[8].
  • The Great Train Robbery's genre is action film[9].
  • The Great Train Robbery's genre is silent film[10].
  • The Great Train Robbery's genre is Western[11].
  • The Great Train Robbery's genre is Revisionist Western[12].
  • A cast member of The Great Train Robbery was Alfred C. Abadie[13].
  • A cast member of The Great Train Robbery was Broncho Billy Anderson[14].
  • A cast member of The Great Train Robbery was Justus D. Barnes[15].
  • A cast member of The Great Train Robbery was Marie Murray[16].
  • A cast member of The Great Train Robbery was J. Barney Sherry[17].
  • A cast member of The Great Train Robbery was Morgan Jones[18].
  • The Great Train Robbery was produced by Edwin Stanton Porter[19].
  • The Great Train Robbery's collection is recorded as Museum of Modern Art[20].
  • The Great Train Robbery's production company is recorded as Edison Studios[21].
  • The Great Train Robbery is part of National Film Registry[22].
  • The original language of The Great Train Robbery was English[23].
  • The Great Train Robbery's Commons category is recorded as The Great Train Robbery[24].
  • The Great Train Robbery's review score is recorded as 7.4/10[25].
  • The Great Train Robbery's review score is recorded as 100%[26].
  • The Great Train Robbery's color is recorded as black-and-white[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Great Train Robbery was produced by Edwin Stanton Porter[19]. It was directed by Edwin Stanton Porter[5]. Edwin Stanton Porter wrote the screenplay for it[6]. Cast members include Alfred C. Abadie[13], Broncho Billy Anderson[14], Justus D. Barnes[15], Marie Murray[16], J. Barney Sherry[17], and Morgan Jones[18]. It is the creator of Edwin Stanton Porter[3].

Publication

The Great Train Robbery was released on December 1, 1903[28]. The original language of it was English[23]. Genres include heist film[7], Western film[8], action film[9], silent film[10], Western[11], and Revisionist Western[12]. It is part of National Film Registry[22].

Subject and Themes

The Great Train Robbery's main subject is train robbery[29].

Reception

Reviews include 7.4/10[25] and 100%[26].

Why It Matters

The Great Train Robbery ranks in the top 1% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,717 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18h ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 10d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id 24877
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  3. 25d ago · Davidultra · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv spielfilm film id 1311582
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  4. 4w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 the-great-train-robbery
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  5. 7w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 2rTEny
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  6. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject train robbery
    Narrative location United States
    P14449 49389
    Video The Great Train Robbery 1903.webm, The Great Train Robbery (1903).webm
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  7. 13w ago · Infovarius · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Color black-and-white
    Production company
    Instance of
    Producer Edwin Stanton Porter
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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