The great train robbery is a testament to the power of staging and the wordless language of cinema. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Based partly on the play, the great train robbery, by scott marble. Full praise, as always, to luke evans as bruce reynolds the mastermind behind the great train robbery. Porter film, the great train robbery is a dramatization of the famous first holdup of a moving train in.
It was 1903, and the release of the great train robbery signalled the birth of the action movie. A lot of the time with oldies you have to acknowledge the. He is the brilliant mastermind behind the ambitious plan to rob a moving train full of gold headed to crimea for the first time in history. The final shot existing far outside the narrative space and time. The great train robbery 1903, one of the first westerns filmed on the east coast in new jersey not in hollywood, was a 12minute dramatic film. Filmed in november 1903 at edisons new york studio, at essex county park in new jersey. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces.
The western genre owes a great debt to the great train robbery for exploring the new frontier. The great train robbery 1903 silent film internet archive. One of the milestones in film history was the first narrative film, the great train robbery 1903, directed and photographed by edwin s. The clerk at the train station is assaulted and left tied by four men, then they rob the train threatening the operator. Its historically important, sure, but also fun to watch. Great train robbery, the 1903 internet movie firearms. I added a new soundtrack, as the whole thing is pretty difficult to.
Among the earliest existing films in american cinema notable as an early film to present a narrative story to. Other articles where the great train robbery is discussed. The first great train robbery, released in the united states as the great train robbery, is a 1978 british heist neonoir crime film directed by michael crichton, who also wrote the screenplay based on his novel the great train robbery. Seriously, this film is often listed as the first movie with a plot or the first movie, period, neither of which isnt true at all. The great train robbery is a 1903 western film by edwin s. It is currently the oldest film documented on imfdb. Produced in 1903, it contained many of the plot elements that became a staple of succeeding hollywood westerns. Take writing prompts to another level in this activity, which allows pupils to create scenes of dialogue based on the 1903 silent film, the great train robbery. It was a primitive onereeler action picture, about 10 minutes long, with 14scenes, filmed in november 1903 not in the western expanse of wyoming but on the east coast in various locales in new. The film used a number of innovative techniques including cross cutting, double exposure composite editing, camera movement and on location. The great train robbery 1903 cast and crew fandango. Filmed in november 1903 at edisons new york studio, at essex county park in new jersey, and along the lackawanna railroad and released in december 1903, the great train robbery is considered to be one of the first significant early. Few other movie genres have proven to be quite so enduring.
The film depicted an outlaw gang robbing a train and was one of the first to use the motion picture medium and editing techniques to actually tell a story. Porters the great train robbery 1903 is widely acknowledged to be the first narrative film to have achieved such continuity of action. Film, video the great train robbery library of congress. Filmed in november 1903 at edisons new york studio, at essex county park in new jersey, and along the lackawanna railroad and released in december 1903, the great train robbery is considered to be one of the first significant early us narrative films. To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. The great train robbery is a 1903 american western film written, produced, and directed by edwin s. The original, made a year earlier in 1903 was directed by edwin s. The great train robbery 1903 full movie download full hd. The great train robbery is a well made film and a fantastic time. Get the great train robbery dvd and bluray release date, movie poster and movie stats.
Useful for a language artshistory crosscurricular activity, the instructional activity guides young writers through the historical context of the. The great train robbery is the 1903 short film that is widely considered the movie that began the motion picture industry. Greatly influenced by the british film daring daylight robbery 1903 it introduced many. The great train robbery is a landmark film, an 11minute motion picture thats widely regarded as the first narrative movie ever made. Essentially, i am watching films from the beginning of cinematic history that. Barnes in the great train robbery 1903 the great train robbery 1903 justus d. Filmed in november 1903 at edisons new york studio, at essex county. See more ideas about the great train robbery, train and sean connery. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation. He then hurls the body from the swiftly moving train.
It told a simple story of a group of western criminals who steal money from a train. The film was also one of the first to incorporate a full cast of actors. The film was inspired by scott marbles 1896 stage play. The great train robbery 1903 full complete original film restored. The success of the great train robbery would launch the. It was the first to use modern film techniques, such as multiple camera positions, filming out of sequence and. The film was produced at thomas edisons studio and surounding locations in new jersey. Sean connery is hilarious as a smooth talking, suave, debonaire gentleman robber.
A little girl discovers the clerk tied and gives notice to the sheriff, who at once goes along with his men hunting the bandits. When the great train robbery debuted in december of 1903, henry ford. Read the full synopsis of the great train robbery, 1903, directed by edwin s. Porter, who had previously worked for thomas edison as a cameraman, takes the plot from a story based on a real train robbery, written by scott marble in 1896. Its november of 1962, and bruce reynolds is gathering a group of men together with the intent of robbing a royal mail train bound for london from glasgow. The package is let down slightly by the lack of any booklet providing more information about these movies although they do have audio introductions. However, when you watch movies like this, you need to transport yourself back to the time period in which it was created and kind of watch the film through eyes that havent been subjected to spectacularly visual films like the matrix or terminator 2. The film used a number of thenunconventional techniques, including composite editing, onlocation. The great train robbery is a 1903 american silent short western film written, produced, and directed by edwin s. Directed by edwin porter, who had previously worked as a cameraman for the edison company, the great train robbery showed the world what movies were capable of.
The film used a number of innovative techniques including composite editing, camera movement and on location shooting. At twelve minutes long, the great train robbery is considered a milestone in film making. This is the longest and most complete version of the film available. This scripting the great train robbery lesson plan is suitable for 6th 8th grade. While the great train robbery is the main draw as an historically important piece of cinema, the other featurelength westerns included on the dvd are also worth a look. The great train robbery 1903 the movie database tmdb. The great train robberys real claim to fame is as one of the first american blockbusters. The bandits then compel the engineer to bring the train to a stop. C this article has been rated as cclass on the projects quality. Porter s 12 minute silent film action movies have morphed into countless subgenres starring dozens of household names, frequently clearing up at the box office. The great train robbery 1903 the great train robbery. Anderson slain passenger, tenderfoot, and robber, walter. So said a 1903 advertisement admonishing the nascent movie. Porter created film history when he completed the sequences for the great train robbery, released in 1903 but based on an 1896 story by.
This and a trip to the moon are good introductions to the earlier, simpler days of cinema before griffith modernized it with all of his advanced techniques and art. Comprising 14 separate shots of noncontinuous, nonoverlapping action, the film contains an early example of parallel editing. Porter a group of bandits stage a brazen train holdup, only to find a determined posse hot on their heels. First movie in the worldthe great train robbery 1903. The film is only twelve minutes long, but is a milestone in film making, expanding on porters previous work life of an american fireman. The great train robbery 1903 replete with thrilling and exciting incidents in fourteen scenes, the great train robbery. The great train robbery film by porter 1903 britannica. Since the birth of film well over 100 years ago, stories have been told and retold countless times and one of the first films to ever be remade was the great train robbery in 1904. Porter from a screenplay he wrote based on an 1896 story by scott marble. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. The great train robbery was not the first narrative film medium. A group of bandits stage a brazen train holdup, only to find a determined posse hot on their heels. George barnes an outlaw, frank hanaway, max aaronson gilbert m. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the great train robbery 1903 near you.
It was nearly certain that 1903s the great train robbery, popularly known as the first movie, would be remade in some form at some point. The great train robbery 1903 region 1 ntsc dvd us import. In 1903, an employee of thomas edisons motion picture company produced a first movie in the world. The great train robbery was americas first narrative film. It was a primitive onereeler action picture, about 10 minutes long, with 14scenes, filmed in november 1903. They take all the money and shoot a passenger when trying to run away.
Filmed in november 1903 at edisons new york studio, at essex county park in new jersey, and along the lackawanna railroad and. The first episode is told through the eyes of bruce and his fellow robbers, the second episode is told through the eyes of detective tommy butler played by jim broadbent as he attempted to catch the men who stole the money. Greatly influenced by the british film daring daylight robbery 1903 it introduced many new. This is the longest and most comlpete version of the film available. Porter in 1903 is frequently acknowledged as the first narrative film.