The Great Locomotive Chase (1956)

Directed by

Francis D. Lyon

Genre

Western film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 25m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 35 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During the American Civil War, a Union soldier named James J. Andrews leads a group of volunteers. They steal a Confederate train and try to destroy railroad tracks and bridges as they head back to Union territory.

adventuroushistoricalfast-paceddeterminedsuspensefulteam-effortpatrioticaction-oriented

What happens

The Great Locomotive Chase is a 1956 American adventure Western film produced by Walt Disney Productions, based on the Great Locomotive Chase that occurred in 1862 during the American Civil War. Filmed in CinemaScope and in color, the film stars Fess Parker as James J. Andrews, the leader of a group of Union soldiers from various Ohio regiments who volunteered to go behind Confederate lines in civilian clothes, steal a Confederate train north of Atlanta, and drive it back to Union lines in Tennessee, tearing up railroad tracks and destroying bridges and telegraph lines along the way. Written and produced by Lawrence Edward Watkin and directed by Francis D. Lyon, the 85-minute full-color film also features Jeffrey Hunter, John Lupton, Kenneth Tobey, Don Megowan, and Slim Pickens. Paul J. Smith composed the score. Filmed in Georgia and North Carolina, along the now abandoned Tallulah Falls Railway, it was released in U.S. theaters by Buena Vista Distribution Company on June 8, 1956, and capitalized on Parker's growing fame as an actor from his portrayal of Davy Crockett. The film reteamed him with Jeff York, who had portrayed Mike Fink in the 1954-1955 Davy Crockett miniseries. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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