Reżyseria:
Edwin S. PorterObsada:
John Manus Dougherty Sr., A.C. Abadie, Walter Cameron, Mary Snow, Marie Murray, Justus D. Barnes, Gilbert M. Anderson, Robert MilaschOpisy(1)
The clerk at the train station is assaulted and left tied by four men, then they rob the train threatening the operator. (They) take all the money and shoot a passenger when trying to run away. A little girl discovers the clerk tied and gives notice to the sheriff, who at once goes along with his men hunting the bandits. (oficjalny tekst dystrybutora)
(więcej)Recenzje (3)
Why they keep on making movies about the Great Train Robbery I don’t know. It’s just regurgitating the same old story with slight variations over and over. Porter rammed absolutely, and I mean absolutely everything that the viewer might wish to see into these very few minutes of footage. If you could only watch one movie in your life, this is the one to watch. Of course, by far it isn’t the best, but it is the pure essence of cinema as such. And I say that without my tongue in my cheek and without any irony.
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Everything I love about westerns, crime, action and adventure films was already there 110 years ago. And it was very good. I was surprised by the rough scene on the locomotive, where I didn't notice the editing trick at first, and I was actually surprised by how rough the whole thing was.
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We will take a little further look into history at a film that is already 110 years old. That is a beautiful age. I wish I could reach such an age. Almost sacred music immediately introduces you to the action. Nothing was spared here. A group of men attack a railway employee to have an open space when robbing the train. It arrives shortly and departs with black passengers. They immediately get down to business. The theatrical acting is amazing, and it is connected to believable action. Although it may seem like one of those videos where a long film is told in a few minutes, here you have action, tension, drama, everything combined in a way that truly works. The beginnings of the film are magnificent.
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