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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0013131245295
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Starz / Anchor Bay
Manufacturer: Starz / Anchor Bay
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Starz / Anchor Bay
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 18, 2003
Running Time: 87 minutes
Sales Rank: 119461
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Theatrical Release Date: June 08, 1956
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Disney's Great Locomotive Chase relates a true Civil War story about the Andrews Raiders, a team of 22 Union spies. In 1862 they snatched a train out from under the normally watchful eyes of Confederate troops based near Atlanta in a daredevil attempt to wreck the track and bridges of the Western & Atlantic Railroad. It was a high-stakes operation with a huge payoff. If they succeeded, they would effectively win the war; if they were caught, they were sure to be hanged. This 1956 feature shores up the suspense of the scheme masterfully. We watch, transfixed, as the relentless Confederate train conductor, William Fuller (played by the all-business Jeffrey Hunter) roars through a bevy of Southern stations hot on the heels of his hijacked locomotive. Will James Andrews (Fess Parker), leader of the Raiders, outrun him? History buffs won't need to keep watching for long, but they'll want to anyway--the portrayal of the Raiders' gumption and against-all-odds heroics pushes the basest, most human of audience buttons. It's not that The Great Locomotive Chase is a simple but well-done film about good vs. evil. Instead, it explores both sides' motives and draws gentle conclusions about honor, and it does so at an invigoratingly high clip. In that way, it's a movie worth sharing with kids 8 and older--there's no blood and only a sprinkling of violence here, but as with all war stories, tragedy plays a prominent role. --Tammy La Gorce
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Exciting Disney movie based on a true story
Based on true events, The Great Locomotive Chase is a Disney movie that has never gotten the recognition like some others, notably the Davy Crockett series, but it is an exciting, well-told story about an incident in the Civil War. James Andrews is a Union spy who shows his loyalty to the South by working as a blockade runner. Andrews is asked by a Union general upon reporting to undertake a dangerous mission. With a small group of men, get behind Confederate lines, steal a locomotive and race ... Read More
Rating:  - Disney General
The Disney theft of the General.
This was hard for me to find.
We noticed Tom Tichenor (well known in Nashville) standing outside the governor's office.
Rating: - A Little Bit Independent Long Ago.
This movie was based on a true incident during the Civil War. On April 12, 1862, a group of Yankees headed by Andrews, a smooth talker and prevaricator claimed they were on the Southern side. He is the star spy, played by Fess Parker who does all the talking, a popular guy heading the Secret Service for the Northern side. The other "star" was played by Jeffrey Hunter, my J.C. with those blue eyes in 'King of Kings', not so prevalent with his Southern accent. He is the railroad conducter who follows ... Read More
Rating: - A Disney classic!
This dvd takes me back to my childhood with other Disney favorites, Davy Crockett, Fantasia, Snow White, etc. Always enjoyable!
Rating: - great family film
We watched this movie as a family - kids enjoyed it as well as adults. Good history, fair treatment of both sides in the Civil War, and there were no worries about inappropriate material. My boys, ages 8 and 13, both loved it.
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