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The clue refers to the name by which the film is generally known although it is pretty obvious it originally had a shorter name. Both are given by Wikipedia.
No. This is definitely not a Sci-fi film.
It could be placed with a number of loosely similar films from yesteryear, the difference here being it was more than a simple vehicle.