The Great Train Robbery (1903)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:film
gptkbp:audience widely viewed
gptkbp:box_office gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Edwin_S._Porter
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:critical_reception positive
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced future Western films
gptkbp:cultural_significance early example of storytelling in film
gptkbp:directed_by gptkb:Edwin_S._Porter
gptkbp:duration 12 minutes
gptkbp:editing linear narrative
continuity editing
gptkbp:features a train robbery
gptkbp:film_festival gptkb:none
gptkbp:film_score gptkb:none
gptkbp:film_technique cross-cutting
gptkbp:format 35mm film
gptkbp:genre Western
gptkbp:historical_context early 20th century America
gptkbp:historical_event inspired by real train robberies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Great Train Robbery (1903)
gptkbp:influenced documentary filmmaking
film marketing strategies
film production techniques
modern cinema
cinematic storytelling
film distribution methods
film direction
action film genre
film editing techniques
film criticism.
film narrative structure
film exhibition practices
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:theatrical_performances
actual train robberies
gptkbp:inspiration later heist films
gptkbp:language gptkb:film
gptkbp:legacy considered a classic
gptkbp:music gptkb:none
gptkbp:notable_cast gptkb:none
gptkbp:notable_for being one of the first narrative films
its innovative use of camera angles
gptkbp:notable_scene the train robbery climax
gptkbp:premiere_location gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:production_company gptkb:Edison_Manufacturing_Company
gptkbp:release_year 1903
gptkbp:remake gptkb:The_Great_Train_Robbery_(1963)
gptkbp:restoration preserved in the National Film Registry
gptkbp:significance pioneering film techniques
gptkbp:viewing_format gptkb:film
gptkbp:writer gptkb:Edwin_S._Porter
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kinetophone
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4