The Great Train Robbery
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The Great Train Robbery is a pioneering 1903 American silent short film directed by Edwin S. Porter, widely regarded as one of the first narrative films in cinema history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Great Train Robbery canonical | 4 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
ⓘ
Western film ⓘ black-and-white film ⓘ silent short film ⓘ |
| basedOn | train robbery stories ⓘ |
| cameraTechnique |
long shots
ⓘ
medium shots ⓘ static camera ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Edwin S. Porter ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
outlaws
ⓘ
posse chase ⓘ train robbery ⓘ |
| director | Edwin S. Porter ⓘ |
| distributor | Edison Manufacturing Company ⓘ |
| editingTechnique | cross-cutting between parallel actions ⓘ |
| era | early cinema ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| filmMovement | silent era ⓘ |
| genre |
Western
ⓘ
crime film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
A. C. Abadie
ⓘ
Broncho Billy Anderson ⓘ Gilbert M. Anderson ⓘ Justus D. Barnes ⓘ |
| hasFamousShot | gunman firing directly at camera ⓘ |
| hasIntertitles | yes ⓘ |
| hasScene |
bandits rob a train
ⓘ
posse pursues bandits ⓘ |
| includedIn | National Film Registry ⓘ |
| influenced |
Western genre conventions
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development of narrative cinema ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | linear narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early use of cross-cutting
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early use of location shooting ⓘ influential editing techniques ⓘ one of the first narrative films ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | preserved ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Edison Manufacturing Company ⓘ |
| productionTechnique | studio and location shooting ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1903-12-01 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1903 ⓘ |
| runningTimeCategory | short film ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 12 ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Old West
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surface form:
American West
|
| soundtrackType | accompanied by live music at exhibition ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | late 19th century American West ⓘ |
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