The Great Train Robbery (1903)
Movie: The Great Train Robbery (1903)
“The clerk at the train station is assaulted and left tied by four men, then they rob the train threatening the operator. (They) take all the money and shoot a passenger when trying to run away. A little girl discovers the clerk tied and gives notice to the sheriff, who at once goes along with his men hunting the bandits. Written by Michel Rudoy {mdrc@hp9000a1.uam.mx}”
- Release Date: 1 December 1903 (USA)
- Run Time: 12 min
- Country: USA
- Genre: Short , Action , Crime , Western
Trivia: The film was originally distributed with a note saying that the famous shot of the bandit firing his gun at the camera could be placed either at the beginning or at the end of the film. All known prints put it at the end.
Goofs: Revealing mistakes: When the telegraph operator revives with his hands tied behind his back, he uses one of his hands to help him stand up and then quickly puts the hand behind his back again.