Rent Buster Keaton Collection (1928)
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- Synopsis:
Between 1920 and 1929, Buster Keaton created a peerless run of feature films that established him as "arguably the greatest actor-director in the history of the movies".
Sherlock Jr. (1924)
A film projectionist (and amateur detective) offers to solve the case of a missing watch, but is instead framed for the crime himself. Desperate to clear his name, the projectionist dreams of being the great Sherlock Jr., and in one of cinemas most iconic sequences, literally steps into the screen to bring his fantasies to life.
The General (1926)When union spies steal his locomotive (along with his girlfriend), a plucky railway engineer pursues them doggedly across enemy lines. Containing one of the most memorable chase sequences in the history of filmmaking, 'The General' is widely considered to be Keaton's masterpiece.
Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)
A steamboat captain receives a telegram informing him that his son who he has not seen for many years will be coming to visit. Eagerly expecting a strapping young lad who will help him compete with his arch-rival, he is disappointed with the effete progeny that instead shows up. Best remembered for its climactic cyclone sequence in which Keaton performs a number of death-defying stunts whilst an entire town is destroyed around him, 'Steamboat Bill, Jr.' was Buster Keaton's last independent silent comedy and also one of his finest.- Actors:
- Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen Cavender, Jim Farley, Frederick Vroom, Charles Henry Smith, Frank Barnes, Joe Keaton, Mike Donlin, Tom Nawn, Kathryn McGuire, Erwin Connelly, Ward Crane, Jane Connelly, George Davis, Doris Deane, Betsy Ann Hisle, Ruth Holly, Kewpie Morgan, Steve Murphy
- Directors:
- Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton, Charles Reisner
- Producers:
- Buster Keaton, Joseph M. Schenck
- Writers:
- Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman, Jean C. Havez, Joseph A. Mitchell, Carl Harbaugh, Al Boasberg, Charles Henry Smith, William Pittenger, Paul Girard Smith
- Aka:
- Sherlock Jr., The General, Steamboat Bill, Jr.
- Studio:
- Eureka
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Comedy, Drama, Romance
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 06/11/2017
- Run Time:
- 191 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono, Silent
- Subtitles:
- None
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Sherlock, Jr. - Original score by Timothy Brock
- The General and Steamboat Bill - Original scores by Carl Davis
- Audio commentary on Sherlock, Jr. by film historian David Kalat
- Buster Keaton: The Genius Crushed by Hollywood (52 mins) - a new documentary on Keaton and his struggles working within the Hollywood studio system
- A new video interview with Peter Kramer, author of BFI Film Classics: The General
- Buster Keaton on Wagon Train (58 mins) - an audio recording of a then 63-year old Buster Keaton in conversation with television writer Bill Cox
- Sherlock, Jr. - Tour of Filming Locations video piece
- Sherlock, Jr. - Movie Magic and Mysteries video piece
- The General - Introduction by Orson Welles
- The General - Introduction by Gloria Swanson
- The General -Tour of Filming Locations video piece
- The General - Video Tour video piece
- The General - Home Movie Footage from the set
- Steamboat Bill, Jr. - A video essay on the making of the film
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes the following:
- Sherlock Jr. (1924)
- Special Features - Disc 2:
- This disc includes the following:
- The General (1926)
- Special Features - Disc 3:
- This disc includes the following:
- Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)
- Special Features
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