

The Great Train Robbery
It electrified dad! It terrified mother! It will amuse you!
After the train station clerk is assaulted and left bound and gagged, then the departing train and its passengers robbed, a posse goes in hot pursuit of the fleeing bandits.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $150
- Box office
- —
- Language
- No Language
- robbery
- robber
- dynamite
- hold-up robbery
- outlaw
- black and white
- railroad
- bandit
- silent film
- train robbery
- posse
- short film
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Release dates
IndiaIN
- Theatrical22 Aug 1904
United StatesUS
- Theatrical7 Dec 1903
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical23 Jan 1904
- TheatricalURe-release16 Mar 1936
AustraliaAU
- Theatrical1 Nov 1904
CanadaCA
- Theatrical1 Jan 1904
BrazilBR
- Theatrical10 Jan 1904
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical5 Oct 1904
FranceFR
- Theatrical21 May 1904
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1 Apr 1904
GreeceGR
- Theatrical7 Jan 1906
HungaryHU
- Theatrical14 Jan 1905
ItalyIT
- Theatrical28 May 1905
Frequently asked questions
The Great Train Robbery was released on 7 December 1903.
Audience reviews
2- J6/10
James
10/28/2023
Firstly, I feel honoured to be the first to write a review for this prestigious short; secondly, I found it to be… good. I can’t claim any more than that, though it is heavily influential. The narrative is unlike many other short, silent films as it actually sucks you in until that fantastic final shot. But was it perfection? No. Is it worth watching? Of course, I’m sure any of my fellow cinephiles can waste ten minu…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
6/30/2024
This opens with quite a menacing scene from Justus D. Barnes who points his pistol right between our eyes.... Then you have to feel a bit sorry for "Broncho Billy" Anderson who proceeds to get himself tied up, shot and generally manhandled as a ruthless gang raid his railway office then hold up the train robbing both the strong box and the passengers. Luckily he is eventually able to raise the alarm and a posse is so…
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