The Great Trainrobbery - Resampled edition! (1903)

Synopsis

THERE IS NOW A MUCH SHARPER VERSION AVAILABLE. In 1903, an employee of Thomas Edison's motion picture company produced a movie with a story. It was called "The Great TrainRobbery." It told a simple story of a group of western criminals who steal money from a train. Later they are killed by a group of police in a gun fight. The movie was extremely popular. "The Great TrainRobbery" started the huge motion picture industry. The Great Train Robbery was directed and photographed by Edwin S. Porter -…

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Director

Edwin S. Porter

Running time

9 minutes

Cast & crew

• EEdwin S. Porter Director

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