The Great Train Robbery (1903) Edwin Stanton Porter
Channel: Iconauta
Date: 2021-03-05

_*The Great Train Robbery*_ is the most famous film directed by https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLue4rhsHxp690fJ51HBrHZNAH019WWaRN . It was released in 1903. The film surprises us with a clarity of exhibition within the cinematographic tale. This film had great success at the time, to the point that many filmmakers started to create similar works, giving rise to the genre of Western films.

_Chapters_
00:00 - Titles
1. (00:25) Interior of Railroad Telegraph Office. Robbers approach a train
2. (01:38) At the Railroad Water Tank. Robbers searching the body of a murdered messenger
3. (02:48) Interior of Express Car. On a train engine, robbers fight the train crew
4. (03:59) The Fight on the Tender. Robbers walking away from the uncoupled train cars
5. (04:59) The Train Uncoupled. A robber holds up passengers next to a track
6. (05:01) The Exterior of Passenger Coaches. Robbers running away from train with bags
7. (07:31) The Escape. Wooded scene with characters in background
8. (07:56) Off to the Mountains. Robbers mount their horses
9. (08:13) A Beautiful Scene in a Valley. A small child discovers the telegraph operator
10. (09:06) Interior of Telegraph Office. An Easterner being forced to dance in a saloon
11. (10:02) Interior of a Dance Hall. A law posse chasing the robbers, all on horseback
12. (10:59) The Posse in Pursuit. A gunfight in a wooded area
13. (11:45) The Battle to the Death.An outlaw raising his gun toward the camera
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