THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY (1903) - ♦♦♦♦♦

Directed by - Edwin S. Porter

Written by - Scott Marble

Starring - A.C. Abadie, Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson, George Barnes

"Certainly mandatory viewing for all cinema enthusiast, this is one of those films that revolutionised cinema and contributed greatly to what it is now. The importance of this film is technical, with close ups and camera movements that were unusual in those early times and narrative with the choice of a clear genre, the western, the first western hero in Bronco Billy Anderson and the unusual long length that follows a train robbery from the beginning to the end. The final close up is still one of the most famous frame shots in cinema history."

Western, USA