The Great Locomotive Chase | Fess Parker, Jeffrey Hunter | Well written, well acted, acurate...

The Great Locomotive Chase | Fess Parker, Jeffrey Hunter | Loco Chase

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	The Great Locomotive Chase Fess Parker, Jeffrey Hunter Walt Disney Video, 2004 average customer review:based on 32 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Well written, well acted, acurate portrayal of true Civil Wa

The Great Locomotive Chase is an excellent piece of Disney historical-event filmaking, one of the better ones done by the studio. It holds up well over time. Played "straight", both Fess Parker's Andrews and Jeffrey Hunter's Fuller are good characters. The chase literally becomes one man's refusal to be beaten by the situation, and Conductor Fuller of the Western & Atlantic Railroad is an admirable hero no matter which army you side with. The action adventure side of things is perfectly done. The railroad practice is perfect to the period, with link and pin couplers, "flying switch" moves that are professionally done, and the correct use of railroad and period terminology. The script uses these lightly, not in a heavy-handed way, so you actually feel as if you were watching this event transpire right in front of you in 1862. It is good moviemaking, good history, and my 8-year old nephew watched it twice when he got a copy of the video. Note, however, that the video is almost impossible to find. Disney Stores do not have it, it is NOT available at Kennesaw Mountain Railroad Museum (home of the "General") any longer, or from Pertrax Railroad Videos (they were all out in Jan. ' 99). I finally borrowed a copy from a friend to see it for the first time since about 1959 or so. And then, like my 8-year old nephew, I watched it twice, too. Good luck finding this little jem. It's worth the search if you can find it.

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Loco Chase

The Great Locomotive Chase is a great movie for kids who love trains and train buffs alike. The movie is great for kids because there is very little violence exept for a little fist fight here and there. I also recommend this movie to people who are interested in railroad history. :)

Good Show.

While Disney's movies have certainly taken liberties with plots and historical fact, this movie seems to be an exception. The railroading detail is excellent. Apparently the real incident happened much the way it is shown.

The raid itself seems to be have been more harassment than strategic in nature. It still took guts to try it. It's a wonder that anybody lived through it.

This is a movie that kids and railfans will enjoy. Guess there's a certain amount of overlap in those two groups anyway.

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An excellent and stirring story based on a true incident

The story of the Andrews Raiders, who envisioned striking a fatal blow to the Confederacy with their raid into Georgia, is told in a straight-forward and touching manner in this Disney film. The film-makers told the tale with about as much historical accuracy as possible within the constraints of film-making itself, perhaps with a couple of ommissions here and there. While the raiders were the first to receive the Medal of Honor, Jacob Parrott was the first, not William Pittenger -- that was just a little license since Pittenger wrote several books and articles on the raid. James J. Andrews had a full beard, and quite a long one, dark and curly -- I guess they couldn't talk Fess Parker into that. Andrews never met with Fuller, and was hung before the other seven men were executed. And the front truck wheels on the "General" were spoked -- well, they had to use whatever American 4-4-0 locomotives were available, and the real "General" just wasn't available. But an excellent historical piece. For those interested in "the rest of the story," read "Daring & Suffering: A History of the Andrews Raiders" by William Pittenger, just reprtinted and available from the Kenesaw Civil War Museum. Their web site can be reached at "thegeneral.org" Too bad this film isn't available any more!

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Come back with my train!

I first saw this film as a part of the old "Walt Disney Presents" series,and have been trying to purchase it on video. It is a well crafted, well made film,a good history lesson. I particularly enjoyed the scene of "Fuller"(Jeffrey Hunter) chasing 'his' train on a handcar. Am looking forward to addind this to my collection.

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