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This John Ford silent Western stars George O'Brien and Madge Bellamy. An epic Wild West tale, THE IRON HORSE follows the building of the Transcontinental Railroad, and is particularly interesting as a document of early American cinema. Read more

Starring	George O'Brien, Madge Bellamy, George Waggner
Director	John Ford
Genres	Action/Adventure

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- The epic silent Western, made as Fox's response to The Covered Wagon and effortlessly surpassing it. A paean to Lincoln... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:15
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  An historical Gem
  
  A huge silent epic showing the trials and tribulations of building America's Trans-contintal railway in the 1860's. I suspect much of the 'human ... read more »
  
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  - John Marks
  - England
  - 01 Feb 2005 at 15:07
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  The Greatest (Silent) Story Ever Told
  
  I don't think I've ever seen this film appear on those lists of Best Film Ever Made, but in a lifetime of watching great movies, I can't remember ... read more »
  
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- - zorilla
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  - Kew, Richmond
  - 29 Feb 2012 at 11:31
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  Everything I thought it would be!
  
  Pure Magic.
  
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- - Jim
  - Scotland
  - 31 Jul 2006 at 01:13
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  Patriotic Early Ford Western
  
  Very early John Ford western, don't bother looking for John Wayne here! "The Iron Horse" tells the story of the building of the railroad across ... read more »
  
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- - Teebs
  - 160 reviews
  - Rochester
  - 13 Jun 2005 at 16:16
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  An historical Gem
  
  A huge silent epic showing the trials and tribulations of building America's Trans-contintal railway in the 1860's. I suspect much of the 'human ... read more »
  
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- - John Marks
  - England
  - 01 Feb 2005 at 15:07
- - 0
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  Spectacular
  
  This starts very slowly with rather a stilted and melodramatic plot and some of the less attractive features that run through Ford's films - maudlin ... read more »
  
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  - FrankIV
  - 426 reviews
  - Cirencester, England
  - 17 Jan 2005 at 16:05
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- - 4
  - 0
  An historical Gem
  
  A huge silent epic showing the trials and tribulations of building America's Trans-contintal railway in the 1860's. I suspect much of the 'human ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 68732
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - John Marks
  - England
  - 01 Feb 2005 at 15:07
- - 2
  - 0
  Patriotic Early Ford Western
  
  Very early John Ford western, don't bother looking for John Wayne here! "The Iron Horse" tells the story of the building of the railroad across ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 337696
- - Teebs
  - 160 reviews
  - Rochester
  - 13 Jun 2005 at 16:16
- - 1
  - 0
  MAGIC
  
  Everything I thought it would be!
  
  Pure Magic.
  
  Report this review
- 269609
- - Jim
  - Scotland
  - 31 Jul 2006 at 01:13
- - 0
  - 0
  Spectacular
  
  This starts very slowly with rather a stilted and melodramatic plot and some of the less attractive features that run through Ford's films - maudlin ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 319149
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - FrankIV
  - 426 reviews
  - Cirencester, England
  - 17 Jan 2005 at 16:05
- - 0
  - 0
  The Greatest (Silent) Story Ever Told
  
  I don't think I've ever seen this film appear on those lists of Best Film Ever Made, but in a lifetime of watching great movies, I can't remember ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1097753
- - zorilla
  - 140 reviews
  - Kew, Richmond
  - 29 Feb 2012 at 11:31

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Critics' reviews
- The epic silent Western, made as Fox's response to The Covered Wagon and effortlessly surpassing it. A paean to Lincoln... read more on Time Out
- 44997
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:15
- Archetypal Western, very slow to start but with an authentic cast of thousands.
- 31731
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42

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- The Iron Horse
  
  This John Ford silent Western stars George O'Brien and Madge Bellamy. An epic Wild West tale, THE IRON HORSE follows the building of the Transcontinental Railroad, and is particularly interesting as a document of early American cinema....