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The Great Locomotive Chase

1956, History/Drama, 1h 25m

3 Reviews 1,000+ Ratings

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It's the Civil War, and Union spy James J. Andrews (Fess Parker) is on a top-secret mission: to steal a Confederate train outside of Atlanta and take it back to Union territory in Tennessee, using it to sabotage and destroy Confederate supply routes along the way. But the train's conductor (Jeffrey Hunter) is on to Andrews and is determined to try his best to throw a wrench in the Union spy's plans before he delivers the train to his fellow soldiers.
  • Genre:
    History, Drama
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Francis D. Lyon
  • Producer:
    Lawrence Edward Watkin
  • Release Date (Theaters):
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Cast & Crew

Fess Parker
Fess Parker
James J. Andrews
Jeffrey Hunter
Jeffrey Hunter
William A. Fuller
Jeff York
Jeff York
William Campbell
John Lupton
John Lupton
William Pittenger
Eddie Firestone
Eddie Firestone
Robert Buffum
Kenneth Tobey
Kenneth Tobey
Anthony Murphy
Don Megowan
Don Megowan
Marion A. Ross
Claude Jarman Jr.
Claude Jarman Jr.
Jacob Parrott
Harry Carey Jr.
Harry Carey Jr.
William Bensinger
Slim Pickens
Slim Pickens
Pete Bracken
Morgan Woodward
Morgan Woodward
Alex
W.S. Bearden
W.S. Bearden
A Switchman
Harvey Hester
Harvey Hester
Jess McIntyre
Douglas Bleckley
Douglas Bleckley
A Switchman
Francis D. Lyon
Francis D. Lyon
Director
Lawrence Edward Watkin
Lawrence Edward Watkin
Producer
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Critic Reviews for The Great Locomotive Chase

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Audience Reviews for The Great Locomotive Chase

  • Mar 02, 2012
    Mid Fifties Disney film has the look and feel of one of that company's 60 films. Fess Parker was a handsome man but stiff as a board as an actor. Jeffrey Hunter who was a reasonably big name in '56 oddly relegated to a supporting role here. Some nice scenery and for history buffs an decent story but nothing special.
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  • Jul 03, 2008
    A good Disney sanitized Civil war movie.
    Anthony V Super Reviewer
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