Movies and TvShows featuring "railroad-construction" theme.

The Big Valley is a TV show set in the Reconstruction era, specifically the 1870s, in California. It revolves around the Barkley family, particularly Victoria Barkley, a strong and independent rancher. She faces various challenges and battles against greedy businessmen, land-grabbers, and dangerous outlaws. With her resourcefulness and determination, Victoria fights for justice and protects her family and their valuable land in the San Joaquin Valley.

In the Old West, a mysterious stranger named Harmonica teams up with a notorious outlaw to protect a widow from a ruthless assassin. As they face off against the railroad, their pasts are revealed and their loyalties are tested. With epic gunfights and intense confrontations, this spaghetti western is a thrilling tale of revenge, greed, and justice.

In 1898, the British Empire is building a railway bridge in Kenya when a pair of man-eating lions start attacking the workers. The bridge engineer, John Patterson, recruits a skilled hunter, Charles Remington, to help him stop the lions. They face numerous challenges and clashes with local tribes as they race against time to kill the predators and ensure the safety of the workers.

A combination of documentary and dramatic reconstructions, depicting the conception and construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the late 19th century.

Railway workers from both Canada and the United States joined together to give birth to the world's first Black union.

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid is a gripping western movie that takes place in 1876. It tells the story of the infamous Jesse James and his gang as they plan and execute a daring bank robbery in Northfield, while being pursued by Pinkerton detectives and facing various challenges along the way. The movie is filled with action, suspense, and a touch of vigilante justice.

After the death of his brother, a US Marshal investigates a payroll robbery in Santa Fe, New Mexico Territory. He forms a posse and goes after the gang responsible, facing various challenges along the way.

Anchor is building a railroad and to get cheap labor he gets Black Hawk's Indians to attack and burn the incoming wagon train. This forces the settlers to work for Anchor and he pays them in devalued scrip. When Rex figures out Anchor's swindle, Anchor gets Black Hawk to capture him. When Anchor turns on Black Hawk and shoots him, Black Hawk gets a chance to repay a debt to Rex.

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine is a movie set in the backwoods of Kentucky. It revolves around a romantic rivalry between two men, both involved in railroad construction. The plot also explores themes of family feud, regional politics, and the discovery of coal deposits in the area. The story centers around a mountain girl and her cousin who get caught up in the conflict.

Susannah, an orphan girl, is adopted by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and becomes their key figure in establishing peace between the Native Americans and the authorities. She faces various challenges, including battling racial stereotypes and bringing justice to the Canadian frontier.

The young farmhand Veit Kolb from Hausberg in Bavaria loses his job at the farmer Kriele, who emigrates to America with his family.

Paul Hudson, leads a group of desert bandits against some Nazis, who want to use them as cheap labor for their railroad.

Young hobos are taken to a new camp to become good Soviet citizens. This camp works without any guards, and it works well. But crooks kill one of the young people when they try to damage the newly built railroad to the camp.

Black Wind is a melodrama based on a novel. The story follows a railroad engineer and his son in a rural area, who face death and sacrifice when they get lost in the desert. The film explores themes of father-son relationships, sacrifice, and the struggles of life in a harsh environment.

Bold and exhilarating documentary account of the building of the Turkestan-Siberian railway, presented as a heroic triumph of Soviet progress over natural adversity.

Buck Roberts is leading a wagon train of railroad supplies and Jim Corkle and his henchman Loder are out to stop them by using white men dressed as Indians for the attacks.

Frontier justice is meted out over the suspicious death of a railroad mogul's partner.

When Elmer Fudd disturbs Bugs with his railroad surveying, Bugs fights back.

Joe Hill is a Swedish immigrant who becomes a labor activist in the early 1900s. He fights against exploitation, poor working conditions, and poverty. Joe Hill joins a labor union and becomes a public speaker, advocating for the rights of the working class. However, he faces political censorship, police brutality, and false accusations. Ultimately, Joe Hill is imprisoned, executed, and his legacy becomes a symbol of the fight for justice and worker's rights.

Wild Bill Hickok, Buffalo Bill and Calamity Jane help a Texas rancher against the railroad.