The Great Train Robbery poster

The Great Train Robbery

It electrified dad! It terrified mother! It will amuse you!

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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
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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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Produced in

United States of America

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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

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  • J

    James

    10/28/2023

    6/10

    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…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    6/30/2024

    7/10

    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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