Rent The Iron Horse (1924)

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2h 14min
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Synopsis:
The Iron Horse was John Ford's 50th film and remains his most celebrated of the silent era. Its theme of enterprise and achievement, its open-air locations and setting in a vigorous and pioneering past proved just the subject to stimulate the young director's talent. The sheer scale of the film surpassed all other Westerns of the silent era, and established Ford as one of the leading directors in the industry. The film combines a conventional tale of double-dealing, vengeance and romance with a poetic sense of history, and an epic theme - uniting a nation by building a transcontinental railroad, and a great man's dream realised by the courage, skill and labour of ordinary folk.
Actors:
, , Charles Edward Bull, , , Francis Powers, , , , , ,
Directors:
Writers:
Charles Kenyon, John Russell
Studio:
BFI Video
Genres:
Classics
Collections:
21 Reasons to Love..Modern Westerns, A History of US Presidents in Cinema, Masters of Cinema, Top 10 Films About Trains: Westerns and War Movies
BBFC:
Release Date:
24/06/2002
Run Time:
134 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 2.0, Silent
Subtitles:
None
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
Colour:
B & W

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John Ford Classic - The Iron Horse review by NO

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05/08/2021

Obviously dated but shows realistic Western settings.Quite funny in parts but disappointed that the film broke down in a final scene where Brandon is fighting

Bauman & skipped to the meeting of the Railroads.The outcome was apparent but I would have liked to have seen the missing bits.

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