The General. - [Edited version]

United States, 1969

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Episode of Series “History of the Motion Picture”.
An edited version of Clyde Bruckman and Buster Keaton’s 1926 comedy feature, showing Buster Keaton in his most successful period as an actor and director of this satire on Civil War espionage. Combines good examples of Keaton’s dry wit and acute sense of timing. This edited work, narrated by Paul Killiam, indicates the significance of ‘The General’ in film history.

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Paul Killiam

Saul J. Turell

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Film Classics

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00:27:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1969

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History of the Motion Picture

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History of the Motion Picture

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