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The film is based on the story that inspired the (far less historically accurate) Creator/BusterKeaton film ''Film/TheGeneral''.
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The film is based on the story that inspired the (far less historically accurate) Creator/BusterKeaton film ''Film/TheGeneral''.
''Film/TheGeneral1926''.
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* VillainousUnderdog: Conductor William A. Fuller is an unabashed Confederate supporter whose train Andrews and his large, well-armed group of Union soldiers steal as part of their sabotage mission. Aided by just two other railroad employees (an older NonActionGuy and another man who eventually gets too tired to go on), Fuller chases them dozens of miles, first on foot, then in a handcar, then in an assortment of other trains that he comes across, while recruiting their crews and passengers to join the chase. [[spoiler:he prevails completely, leaving Andrews as a FailureHero.]] Andrews views him as a WorthyOpponent, although Fuller only grudgingly reciprocates this feeling in his final scene.
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* VillainousUnderdog: Conductor William A. Fuller is an unabashed Confederate supporter whose train Andrews and his large, well-armed group of Union soldiers steal as part of their sabotage mission. Aided by just two other railroad employees (an older NonActionGuy and another man who eventually gets too tired to go on), Fuller chases them dozens of miles, first on foot, then in a handcar, then in an assortment of other trains that he comes across, while recruiting their crews and passengers to join the chase. [[spoiler:he [[spoiler:He prevails completely, leaving Andrews as a FailureHero.]] Andrews views him as a WorthyOpponent, although Fuller only grudgingly reciprocates this feeling in his final scene.
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* NobleConfederateSoldier: While the ruthlessness of the Confederate leadership is referencd, every Confederate soldier or civilian aiding the war effort to appear onscreen is portrayed as an extremely brave NiceGuy who conveniently never talks about the ugly truths of what really motivated the Confederacy.
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* NobleConfederateSoldier: While the ruthlessness of the Confederate leadership is referencd, referenced, every Confederate soldier or civilian aiding the war effort to appear onscreen is portrayed as an extremely brave NiceGuy who conveniently never talks about the ugly truths of what really motivated the Confederacy.Confederacy.
* OneManArmy: Campbell TheBigGuy is said to be worth several men in a fight and proves it when he spends a while holding his own against several Confederate soldiers trying to ZergRush him in the final action scene.
* SouthernGentleman: Union spy Andrews is a well-dressed Kentuckian (although, historically, he had a lower-class background) who is extremely courteous and sympathetic to friends and enemies alike even when it isn't required for him to keep his cover.
* OneManArmy: Campbell TheBigGuy is said to be worth several men in a fight and proves it when he spends a while holding his own against several Confederate soldiers trying to ZergRush him in the final action scene.
* SouthernGentleman: Union spy Andrews is a well-dressed Kentuckian (although, historically, he had a lower-class background) who is extremely courteous and sympathetic to friends and enemies alike even when it isn't required for him to keep his cover.
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''The Great Locomotive Chase'' is a 1956 historical action drama produced by Creator/{{Disney}} and based on a true story of UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar. Creator/FessParker stars as James J. Andrews, a Union spy who leads a group of soldiers behind enemy lines to hijack a Confederate train and use it to sabotage the Confederate railways. However, the plan encounters disaster in the form of a VillainousUnderdog railroad man and loyal Confederate played by Creator/JeffreyHunter.
The film is based on the story that inspired the (far less historically accurate) Creator/BusterKeaton film ''Film/TheGeneral''.
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!!Tropes in this film:
* TheCavalry: Played darkly when Confederate cavalrymen arrive to assist the villains against the Union heroes at a key moment, forcing them to run for their lives when they had been in a position of strength seconds before.
* FailureHero: The heroic Union saboteurs are captured before accomplishing [[spoiler:a single objective of their mission. Their only triumph is pulling off TheGreatEscape (with Andrews and Campbell remaining behind to HoldTheLine)[[note]] This is an invention of Hollywood. In real life, the hangings of the group's leaders and several randomly selected others took place before the escape.[[/note]] before they can be executed as spies, and even then, several of them are recaptured and hanged as well.]]
* NobleConfederateSoldier: While the ruthlessness of the Confederate leadership is referencd, every Confederate soldier or civilian aiding the war effort to appear onscreen is portrayed as an extremely brave NiceGuy who conveniently never talks about the ugly truths of what really motivated the Confederacy.
* VillainousUnderdog: Conductor William A. Fuller is an unabashed Confederate supporter whose train Andrews and his large, well-armed group of Union soldiers steal as part of their sabotage mission. Aided by just two other railroad employees (an older NonActionGuy and another man who eventually gets too tired to go on), Fuller chases them dozens of miles, first on foot, then in a handcar, then in an assortment of other trains that he comes across, while recruiting their crews and passengers to join the chase. [[spoiler:he prevails completely, leaving Andrews as a FailureHero.]] Andrews views him as a WorthyOpponent, although Fuller only grudgingly reciprocates this feeling in his final scene.
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The film is based on the story that inspired the (far less historically accurate) Creator/BusterKeaton film ''Film/TheGeneral''.
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!!Tropes in this film:
* TheCavalry: Played darkly when Confederate cavalrymen arrive to assist the villains against the Union heroes at a key moment, forcing them to run for their lives when they had been in a position of strength seconds before.
* FailureHero: The heroic Union saboteurs are captured before accomplishing [[spoiler:a single objective of their mission. Their only triumph is pulling off TheGreatEscape (with Andrews and Campbell remaining behind to HoldTheLine)[[note]] This is an invention of Hollywood. In real life, the hangings of the group's leaders and several randomly selected others took place before the escape.[[/note]] before they can be executed as spies, and even then, several of them are recaptured and hanged as well.]]
* NobleConfederateSoldier: While the ruthlessness of the Confederate leadership is referencd, every Confederate soldier or civilian aiding the war effort to appear onscreen is portrayed as an extremely brave NiceGuy who conveniently never talks about the ugly truths of what really motivated the Confederacy.
* VillainousUnderdog: Conductor William A. Fuller is an unabashed Confederate supporter whose train Andrews and his large, well-armed group of Union soldiers steal as part of their sabotage mission. Aided by just two other railroad employees (an older NonActionGuy and another man who eventually gets too tired to go on), Fuller chases them dozens of miles, first on foot, then in a handcar, then in an assortment of other trains that he comes across, while recruiting their crews and passengers to join the chase. [[spoiler:he prevails completely, leaving Andrews as a FailureHero.]] Andrews views him as a WorthyOpponent, although Fuller only grudgingly reciprocates this feeling in his final scene.
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