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The Great Train Robbery is a 1903 American silent Western film made by Edwin S. Porter. It follows a gang of outlaws who hold up and rob a steam locomotive at a station in the American West, flee across mountainous terrain, and are finally defeated by a posse of locals. The short film draws on many sources, including a robust existing tradition of Western films, recent European innovations in film technique, the play of the same name by Scott Marble, the popularity of train-themed films. Great Train Robbery, Train Robbery, The Great Train Robbery, Film Technique, Western Film, Flyer And Poster Design, Film History, Silent Film, Short Film

The Great Train Robbery is a 1903 American silent Western film made by Edwin S. Porter. It follows a gang of outlaws who hold up and rob a steam locomotive at a station in the American West, flee across mountainous terrain, and are finally defeated by a posse of locals. The short film draws on many sources, including a robust existing tradition of Western films, recent European innovations in film technique, the play of the same name by Scott Marble, the popularity of train-themed films.

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