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L'infernale poursuite

Original title: The Great Locomotive Chase
  • 1956
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
1.5K
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L'infernale poursuite (1956)
QuestActionAdventureDramaFamilyWarWestern

During the Civil War, Union spy Andrews and his men volunteer to steal a Confederate train and drive it to Union territory while destroying the Confederate railway system along the way.During the Civil War, Union spy Andrews and his men volunteer to steal a Confederate train and drive it to Union territory while destroying the Confederate railway system along the way.During the Civil War, Union spy Andrews and his men volunteer to steal a Confederate train and drive it to Union territory while destroying the Confederate railway system along the way.

  • Director
    • Francis D. Lyon
  • Writer
    • Lawrence Edward Watkin
  • Stars
    • Fess Parker
    • Jeffrey Hunter
    • Jeff York
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    1.5K
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    • Director
      • Francis D. Lyon
    • Writer
      • Lawrence Edward Watkin
    • Stars
      • Fess Parker
      • Jeffrey Hunter
      • Jeff York
    • 30User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 nomination total

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    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
    Leonard P. Geer
    Leonard P. Geer
    • J.A. Wilson
    • (as Lennie Geer)
    George Robotham
    • William Knight
    Stan Jones
    • Wilson Brown
    Marc Hamilton
    • John Wollam
    John Wiley
    • John M. Scott
    Slim Pickens
    Slim Pickens
    • Pete Bracken
    Morgan Woodward
    Morgan Woodward
    • Alex
    W.S. Bearden
    • A Switchman
    Harvey Hester
    • Jess McIntyre
    • Director
      • Francis D. Lyon
    • Writer
      • Lawrence Edward Watkin
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    searchanddestroy-1

    A western which nobody can forget

    I watched this western for the third time today, and in LBX frame please, far better than the average and unbearable garbage can pan and scan one. This western is unique in its kind, with thrilling and so inventive locomotive chase, as its title says so. And I would not have expected such a story and directing from a Disney production; this film is not actually for juvenile audiences, although kids can perfectly see it. No gratuitous violence here. Yes, an exciting film with another surprise that no other comment has talked about.

    THERE IS NO WOMAN CHARACTER HERE !!!!

    Surprising for a western, especially a Disney production. Even the most violent films nearly always have a woman in the stories, at least supporting characters; here, no gal at all. That doesn't bother me but only surprises. That's all.
    7SimonJack

    Disney doesn't pull punches in this Civil War story

    For a 1956 family film based on a true story, Walt Disney didn't pull any punches. "The Great Locomotive Chase" doesn't skirt the fact that the northern raiders were captured and the leaders executed. The film handles this carefully and without undue gore or bloodshed.

    The story is based on a true event, and as other reviewers have noted, it sticks close to the actual details. The train chase is portrayed somewhat longer here than it was, but otherwise this is a decent treatment of an historical event during the American Civil War.

    Fess Parker handles the role of James Andrews very well. Parker will always be known for his role as Davy Crockett in the Wald Disney TV series. But, he was a talented actor and played in a variety of films. Jeffrey Hunter is good as William Fuller, and all the roles are done very well. Hunter was an excellent actor whose career was cut short when he died of a stroke at age 42 in 1969.
    shepherd-10

    One of the most historically accurate movies to come out of Hollywood!

    Finally, those of us who are railroad and civil war fans have an excellent widescreen version of this movie, with the release of The Great Locomotive Chase on DVD. While some of the details in the story line are not accurate history, Disney did a very good job. The trains even have link and pin couplers which are virtually never seen in movie accounts of the period.
    7bkoganbing

    The Andrews Mission

    In the wake of his burst of popularity after becoming that iconic figure for Fifties kids Davy Crockett, Fess Parker starred in The Great Locomotive Chase. The film is based on a true incident from the Civil War involving an espionage mission where several Union soldiers are sent under the leadership of a civilian who knows the territory. The idea is to seize a train and destroy as much railroad equipment and track between Marietta, Georgia and Chattanooga, Tennessee.

    The fact that Fess Parker as John J. Andrews is a civilian is cause for much dissension in the ranks of these soldiers who are not used to operating with stealth tactics. One of them, Jeff York, is obstreperous to the point of mutiny.

    Although Parker is the star, depending on your point of view the real hero is Jeffrey Hunter who is the conductor of the train Parker and his men steal. Hunter is courageous, cunning, and resourceful and every bit a match for Parker and his tricks.

    From back in the day I remember that the Disney Studio was marketing toy trains based on the locomotives used in this film. No amount of begging could get my parents to part with any money for one of those. But somewhere some folks around my age have those models and I daresay they're worth a fortune.

    The Great Locomotive Chase is a fine well constructed film that is as fresh today as when I saw it in theaters way back when. A must for any Civil War film festival.
    MDaurora-1

    Connection to GWTW

    This is really not a review as such, even though I really enjoyed this film when I saw it as a kid and am glad it is now available on DVD.I do hope they have included the "making of" that aired on Disneyland when the film was first released. My main comment is about the obscure connection of The Great Locomotive Chase,the actual event and Gone With the Wind. The conductor who chased Andrews, Capt William A.Fuller lived in Atlanta after the war and he had a daughter named Annie Laurie Fuller. Annie married Atlanta architect, artist and historian Wilbur G.Kurtz. Wilbur and Annie were friends of Margaret Mitchell. When GWTW was being filmed, Mitchell suggested Kurtz be the technical adviser on the film. The Kurtzs spent a great deal of time in Hollywood. Kurtz kept a diary of his work on the film that was published in the The Atlanta Historical Journal in the Summer 1978 issue, Vol XXII Number 2. Annie Laurie took some of the pictures that accompany the article. I found this connection to be interesting and if anyone out there is a GWTW junkie like myself, try to get a copy of the above mentioned journal. There is a wealth of information on the making of GWTW.

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    • Trivia
      The real General, the locomotive stolen in the movie, is on display in Kennesaw, Georgia, at the Kennesaw Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History.
    • Goofs
      The General and Texas feature cowcatchers with vertical wooden slats rather than those with horizontal strap iron ones which the railroad used exclusively until the 1870s.
    • Quotes

      William Campbell: What do we tell the Johnny Rebs when they ask who we are and where we're from?

      James J. Andrews: Tell them you're Kentuckians escaping the rule of the Yankees to join a Southern Regiment. If they press you closely, tell 'em you hail from Fleming County, Kentucky. I'm from Flemingsburg myself. No man from that county has ever joined the Southern army... As for you, Mr. Buffum, it might be wiser if you didn't speak at all. I never met a Kentuckian so plainly from Massachusetts.

    • Alternate versions
      A shortened pan/scan-version was shown on Danish and Swedish TV in the early/mid 90's. Interestingly when it was re run on Swedish TV shortly after the first airing, a complete letter-box formatted copy was used.
    • Connections
      Edited into Le monde merveilleux de Disney: Andrews' Raiders: Secret Mission (1961)
    • Soundtracks
      Sons of Old Aunt Dinah
      Lyrics by Lawrence Edward Watkin

      Music by Stan Jones

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    • Release date
      • April 12, 1957 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Great Locomotive Chase
    • Filming locations
      • Georgia, USA
    • Production company
      • Walt Disney Productions
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    • Budget
      • $2,500,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 25m(85 min)
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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