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The Great Train Robbery (Introduces the chase)
1903
Westerns most popular action genre
1920's
Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Silent screens most prolific action star
1920's
The Mask of Zorro (considered to be the oldest action film)
1920
Hong Kong Action Films Make their mark
1970's
enter the dragon
1971
Jaws (breaks box office peak 100 million)
1975
Star Wars (introduces state of the art special effects)
1977
women firmly make their mark in action films
2000's
action films still top grossing genre
2006
special academy award
1939
first academy award best picture?
Wings 1927
Most successful Producer
Jerry Bruckheimer (top action producer)