19 October 2020, 05:30 am
The General (USA)
Programme Type
Films and Exhibitions
Film
The General (USA)
(75 min; 1927; b/w; silent with English title cards)
Directors: Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton
Recipient of the National Film Registry, National Film Preservation Board, USA 1989; OFTA Film Hall of Fame, Online Film & Television Association 2009
A classic silent comedy, the film lifted Buster Keaton from the ashes of oblivion decades after his name and legacy were forgotten. Audiences and critics in the 1920s did not appreciate this extraordinary masterpiece. Based on a true story, Keaton seized upon the story of a civil war train hijack and embellished it with humour, spectacle and a slightly sour love story.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWm587wKKVw
The General (USA)
(75 min; 1927; b/w; silent with English title cards)
Directors: Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton
Recipient of the National Film Registry, National Film Preservation Board, USA 1989; OFTA Film Hall of Fame, Online Film & Television Association 2009
A classic silent comedy, the film lifted Buster Keaton from the ashes of oblivion decades after his name and legacy were forgotten. Audiences and critics in the 1920s did not appreciate this extraordinary masterpiece. Based on a true story, Keaton seized upon the story of a civil war train hijack and embellished it with humour, spectacle and a slightly sour love story.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWm587wKKVw
