The Great Train Robbery
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The Great Train Robbery is a pioneering 1903 American silent short film directed by Edwin S. Porter, widely regarded as one of the first narrative films in cinema history.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Great Train Robbery canonical | 12 |
| The Great Train Robbery (1941) | 1 |
| “A Train Robbery” | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1115650 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Great Train Robbery Context triple: [Edison Manufacturing Company, notableWork, The Great Train Robbery]
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A.
The Bank Job
The Bank Job is a 2008 British heist thriller film, loosely based on the 1971 Baker Street bank robbery in London and known for its blend of crime, suspense, and political intrigue.
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B.
The Italian Job
The Italian Job is a 2003 heist film known for its stylish Mini Cooper car chases and ensemble cast, including Charlize Theron and Mark Wahlberg.
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C.
Great Locomotive Chase
The Great Locomotive Chase was a daring Civil War raid in 1862 in which Union soldiers stole a Confederate train in Georgia in an attempt to disrupt vital rail lines and supply routes.
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D.
Blackmail
Blackmail is a 1929 British thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, often cited as one of the first successful sound films and an early example of his suspenseful style.
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E.
Time Bandits
Time Bandits is a 1981 British fantasy adventure film directed by Terry Gilliam that follows a young boy who joins a band of time-traveling dwarfs on a surreal journey through history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Great Train Robbery Target entity description: The Great Train Robbery is a pioneering 1903 American silent short film directed by Edwin S. Porter, widely regarded as one of the first narrative films in cinema history.
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A.
The Bank Job
The Bank Job is a 2008 British heist thriller film, loosely based on the 1971 Baker Street bank robbery in London and known for its blend of crime, suspense, and political intrigue.
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B.
The Italian Job
The Italian Job is a 2003 heist film known for its stylish Mini Cooper car chases and ensemble cast, including Charlize Theron and Mark Wahlberg.
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C.
Great Locomotive Chase
The Great Locomotive Chase was a daring Civil War raid in 1862 in which Union soldiers stole a Confederate train in Georgia in an attempt to disrupt vital rail lines and supply routes.
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D.
Blackmail
Blackmail is a 1929 British thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, often cited as one of the first successful sound films and an early example of his suspenseful style.
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E.
Time Bandits
Time Bandits is a 1981 British fantasy adventure film directed by Terry Gilliam that follows a young boy who joins a band of time-traveling dwarfs on a surreal journey through history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
ⓘ
Western film ⓘ black-and-white film ⓘ silent short film ⓘ |
| basedOn | train robbery stories ⓘ |
| cameraTechnique |
long shots
ⓘ
medium shots ⓘ static camera ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Edwin S. Porter ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| depicts |
outlaws
ⓘ
posse chase ⓘ train robbery ⓘ |
| director | Edwin S. Porter ⓘ |
| distributor | Edison Manufacturing Company ⓘ |
| editingTechnique | cross-cutting between parallel actions ⓘ |
| era | early cinema ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| filmMovement | silent era ⓘ |
| genre |
Western
ⓘ
crime film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
A. C. Abadie
ⓘ
Broncho Billy Anderson ⓘ Gilbert M. Anderson ⓘ Justus D. Barnes ⓘ |
| hasFamousShot | gunman firing directly at camera ⓘ |
| hasIntertitles | yes ⓘ |
| hasScene |
bandits rob a train
ⓘ
posse pursues bandits ⓘ |
| includedIn | National Film Registry ⓘ |
| influenced |
Western genre conventions
ⓘ
development of narrative cinema ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | linear narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early use of cross-cutting
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early use of location shooting ⓘ influential editing techniques ⓘ one of the first narrative films ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | preserved ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Edison Manufacturing Company ⓘ |
| productionTechnique | studio and location shooting ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1903-12-01 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1903 ⓘ |
| runningTimeCategory | short film ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 12 ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
American West
ⓘ
linked to:
Old West
|
| soundtrackType | accompanied by live music at exhibition ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | late 19th century American West ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: The Great Train Robbery Description of subject: The Great Train Robbery is a pioneering 1903 American silent short film directed by Edwin S. Porter, widely regarded as one of the first narrative films in cinema history.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Great Train Robbery
linked to: The Great Train Robbery
subject linked to:
Caroline Ridington