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The Iron Horse
1924
· Movie
· 149 min
B
MEANRANK
72/100
Every rating
66–78
out of 100
Everyone agrees
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 66, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 78.
See the most agreed on films →This epic Western depicts the monumental effort to build the first transcontinental railroad across the United States. The story follows a young surveyor and railroad worker who is driven by a personal quest for revenge against the man who murdered his father. His personal story unfolds against the backdrop of this great national enterprise, with all its hardships, conflicts, and triumphs.
Details
- Director
- John Ford
- Writers
- Charles Darnton, Charles Kenyon, John Russell
- Studio
- Fox Film Corporation
- Released
- 4 October 1925
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 149 min
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