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The Great Train Robbery (1903 film)
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https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Great_Train_Robbery_(1903_film)
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gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:film
gptkbp:awards
gptkb:National_Film_Registry_(added_1990)
gptkbp:basedOn
Scott Marble's 1896 stage play
gptkbp:cinematography
gptkb:Edwin_S._Porter
gptkbp:colorProcess
Hand-colored prints
gptkbp:conservationStatus
Public domain
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director
gptkb:Edwin_S._Porter
gptkbp:distributor
gptkb:Edison_Manufacturing_Company
gptkbp:format
35mm
gptkbp:genre
gptkb:Western
gptkb:crime
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
The Great Train Robbery (1903 film)
gptkbp:influenced
Subsequent Western films
gptkbp:language
Silent film
gptkbp:notableCast
gptkb:G._M._Anderson
gptkb:Justus_D._Barnes
gptkb:Mary_Snow
gptkb:Walter_Cameron
gptkbp:notableFor
Often cited as the first American action film
gptkbp:notableScene
Bandit fires gun directly at camera
gptkbp:numberOfScenes
14
gptkbp:plotSummary
A group of bandits rob a train and are pursued by a posse.
gptkbp:producer
gptkb:Edwin_S._Porter
gptkbp:productionCompany
gptkb:Edison_Manufacturing_Company
gptkbp:releaseYear
1903
gptkbp:runtime
12 minutes
gptkbp:setting
gptkb:American_West
gptkbp:significance
One of the earliest narrative films
Pioneered cross-cutting editing technique
Influential in the development of the Western genre
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Mary_Doerr
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