The Great Train Robbery (film)

The Great Train Robbery was the first American western. This is based on the eponymous play by Scott Marble and released in 1903. The film was directed by Edwin s. Porter, a former employee of Thomas Edison.

Although the film only twelve minutes long, he is regarded as a milestone in film history.



Content
[hide] *1 Story  ==Story[ Edit] == The film consists of 14 scenes.
 * 2 Cast
 * Background 3
 * 4 external link

Two robbers Rob the tickets seller on a drive. They then bind it tight. Then they climb on board a departing train. En route they plunder the mailroom. The operator then forcing them to stop. They force all passengers to issue their possessions.

Meanwhile, the tied cards seller released by a little girl. He then saves alarm in the saloon where the sheriff with his men in the dancing is. The sheriff and his men go behind the train. The fleeing crooks are on horseback pursued. A shooting follows and the robbers be shot. ==Division Of Roles[ Edit] == The main roles were played by:

==Background[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302948px;">Edwin s. Porter's western marked the advent of the modern film. With recordings on location, camera movements and parallel montage originated a style that would be perfected in the course of 20 years by Charlie Chaplin, Mack Sennett and D.W. Griffith. The film is based on the real robbery on a Union Pacifictrain through the Hole in the Wall Gang on August 29, 1900. The film shows in 12 minutes and 14 continuous scenes all figures of speech which would difiniëren the western genre. The cinematic account of a train robbery excels in speed and tension that the success was insured by the public that was not used to such exciting entertainment on the silver screen.
 * Broncho Billy Anderson -plays three roles: robber, passenger and dancer
 * A.C. Abadie -sheriff
 * Justus d. Barnes -robber (which on the public shoot)
 * Adam Charles Hayman -mugger (he also operated the camera)
 * Walter Cameron -sheriff
 * Mary Snow -little girl
 * Donald Gallaher -little boy