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The Great Train Robbery
(1904) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by (unknown)

Cast: (unknown)

Lubin Manufacturing Company production; distriubted by Lubin Manufacturing Company. / Cinematography by [?] Jack Frawley? / © 27 June 1904 [H47533]. Released August 1904. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Lubin’s version of the Edison classic was shot to avoid paying royalties on the original film.

Drama: Western.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: USA: Pennsylvania: Philadelphia

Listing updated: 11 May 2009.

References: Niver-Early p. 126; Robinson-Palace pp. 81, 82; Slide-Early p. 17.

Home video: DVD.