THEME EXPLORATION

train robbery

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Lonedale Operator
The Lonedale Operator
1911 · D.W. Griffith
Pather Panchali
Pather Panchali
1955 · Satyajit Ray
Accattone
Accattone
1961 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
The Night of Counting the Years
The Night of Counting the Years
1969 · Shadi Abdel Salam
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina
1948 · Julien Duvivier
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
2007 · Sidney Lumet
Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie and Clyde
1967 · Arthur Penn
Blazing Days
Blazing Days
1927 · William Wyler
Caccia tragica
Caccia tragica
1947 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Fresh Bait
Fresh Bait
1995 · Bertrand Tavernier
Le Deuxième souffle
Le Deuxième souffle
1966 · Jean-Pierre Melville
Money Movers
Money Movers
1978 · Bruce Beresford
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Buster Keaton USA

His 1926 silent masterpiece 'The General' is centered entirely around a train robbery and pursuit, showcasing innovative comedy through elaborate train-based stunts and sequences.

 David Lean United Kingdom

Directed 'The Great Railway Robbery' (1979), an epic heist film that meticulously explores the planning and execution of a daring train robbery with sweeping cinematography.

 Preston Sturges USA

Helmed 'Bad Day at Black Rock' (1955) and explored themes of outlaws and frontier justice, but is best known for directing train-centric narratives within the Western heist genre.