The Great Train Robbery (1903) was the first silent film. Learn more about how it set the standard for the future of movie production.

The Great Train Robbery is a 1903 American silent Western film made by Edwin S. Porter. It follows a gang of outlaws who hold up and rob a steam locomotive at a station in the American West, flee across mountainous terrain, and are finally defeated by a posse of locals. The short film draws on many sources, including a robust existing tradition of Western films, recent European innovations in film technique, the play of the same name by Scott Marble, the popularity of train-themed films.

The Great Train Robbery (2013 TV Mini-Series)

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The Great Train Robbery（1903）USA__My Rating：8.3__Director：Edwin S. Porter__Stars：Justus D. Barnes、G. M. Anderson、Walter Cameron

The Great Train Robbery

The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery.

The violent criminals (pictured) visited Glasgow before the heist, were friends with known robbers and would have wanted to be involved, according to former detective Graham Satchwell.