The Great Train Robbery (1903)
Kernel Score: 77% · 684 ratings
Genres: Western, Crime, Action, Adventure
Released: 1903-12-07
Runtime: 12 minutes
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US availability, updated 2026-10-23.
Overview
After the train station clerk is assaulted and left bound and gagged, then the departing train and its passengers robbed, a posse goes in hot pursuit of the fleeing bandits.
The Great Train Robbery parents' guide: ages 6+
Parents need to know that The Great Train Robbery (1903) is an early silent Western short depicting a robbery, gunfights, and a chase by a posse.
- Violence & scariness: Moderate — Depicts an assault, a train robbery at gunpoint, a shootout, and a posse chase, though bloodlessly by modern standards.
Fresh Kernels AI-assessed from publicly documented content. A guide for families, not an official rating.
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Director
Edwin S. Porter
Cast
- Gilbert M. Anderson as Bandit / Shot Passenger / Tenderfoot Dancer (uncredited)
- John Manus Dougherty Sr. as Bandit (uncredited)
- Frank Hanaway as Bandit (uncredited)
- Adam Charles Hayman as Bandit (uncredited)
- Robert Milasch as Trainman / Bandit (uncredited)
- Marie Murray as Dance-Hall Dancer (uncredited)
- Mary Snow as Little Girl (uncredited)
- A.C. Abadie as Sheriff (uncredited)
- Walter Cameron as Sheriff (uncredited)
- Donald Gallaher as Little Boy (uncredited)
The Great Train Robbery FAQ
Is The Great Train Robbery good?
The Great Train Robbery has a 77% Kernel Score on Fresh Kernels from 684 audience ratings.
Where can I watch The Great Train Robbery?
In the US you can stream The Great Train Robbery on FlixFling, watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Public Domain Movies and Fawesome and rent it from FlixFling.
Is The Great Train Robbery OK for kids?
Fresh Kernels suggests ages 6+. Parents need to know that The Great Train Robbery (1903) is an early silent Western short depicting a robbery, gunfights, and a chase by a posse.
What movies are like The Great Train Robbery?
If you liked The Great Train Robbery, try Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, One Week, The Cowboys and Dogman.