train robbery

His 1926 silent masterpiece 'The General' is a comedic tour de force centered entirely on a man's desperate attempt to reclaim his beloved locomotive during the Civil War.

'The Great Railway Robbery' (1979) is his epic final film that explores the real-life 1855 train heist with sweeping scope and meticulous attention to the planning and execution of the crime.

His crime thriller 'Heat' (1995) features one of cinema's most iconic train robbery sequences that exemplifies his fascination with meticulously planned heists and the cat-and-mouse dynamics between criminals and law enforcement.