Buster keaton ventures across canada in a speeder handcar. Louis, over the pacific railroad, was shipped today thus inaugurating the overland trade with china and japan. Watch the railrodder full movie in hd visit movie 32323 after literally swimming across the atlantic ocean, an englishman take. The railrodder 1965 directed by buster keaton, gerald. Two years later, chaplin produced his last film a countess from hong kong 1967, his 81st entry.
Kind of embarrassing to be so moved by a promotional film, huh. Rent buster keaton rides again the railrodder 1965 on. In this film keaton rides across canada on a railway scooter and, between times, rests in a specially appointed passenger coach where he and mrs. The news of the completion of the road created great enthusiasm in all the cities of this state. From director gerald potterton heavy metal, this short film starring buster keaton was one of the last films of keatons long career. A twentyminute, almost totally silent film no dialogue or music one shhh. The train is a 1964 american french war film directed by john frankenheimer. Thinking about film, by dean duncan seeing things, then. The railrodder english version by gerald potterton nfb. The railrodder was produced by the national film board of canada with principal photography being completed in 1964. Marcel proust, intellectual, intertextual and indeterminate montage, identifying personal touchstones. The railrodder 1965, the rise and fall of the great lakes 1968. This is the railrodder, a 1965 national film board short film that is as. Getting to the point of being able to put it up on the big screen has been kind of an adventure all by itself.
Gerald potterton starring buster keaton canada, 1965, 24 mins in this, one of his last films, keaton takes a crosscountry trip across canada. After literally swimming across the atlantic ocean, an englishman takes a country trip across canada on a railcar. Reading up on the production of the railrodder revealed many lovely insights, including the admittedly unsurprising fact that the 69yearold silent star was determined to do his own stunts, with one in particular involving an impossibly large map that caused concern for everyone on set. When i was 10 or 11, my parents took me to see the national film board of canadas the railrodder 1965, starring buster keaton. Rent buster keaton rides again the railrodder 1965 starring buster. The railrodder is a 1965 short comedy film starring buster keaton in one of his final film roles, directed by gerald potterton and produced by the national film board of canada nfb. The railrodder is a 1965 short comedy film starring buster keaton in one of his final film roles.
The railrodder gerald potterton, 1965 made for the national film board of. Film double bill the railrodder and the plank part of. The film was produced by the national film board of canada as a humorous sightseeing tour cross the country, but with the familiar buster keaton comic flair. Considering that he also died within a year of the films completion. Rathburn 19162008 wrote more than 250 film scores, most of them during his 30year career as a staff composer for the nfb.
On friday afternoon carleton university is marking the completion of two major projects featuring the life and work of eldon rathburn, a composer best known for his work with the national film board. Charles coopers railway pages trains on tv and screen. Contrasting with the existing civil war movies, the great military conflict now also. A noted film archivists notfilm presents his meditation on one of the most surprising of. The train 1965 questioning the sanity of war, even as it valorizes those who sacrificed their lives to win it, the train 1964 is a world war ii action film tinged with a cold war sensibility from director john frankenheimer the manchurian candidate, 1962. The film would emerge a year later, with a september 1965. Keaton lived during their canadian film assignment. A 25minute comedic travelogue of canada, the railrodder was also keatons final silent film, as the film contains no dialogue and all sound effects are overdubbed. The history books tell us that the death knell for silent films was sounded with the jazz singer in 1927, and that, with. The film was produced by the national film board of canada as a humorous sightseeing tour cross the country, but with the familiar buster keaton comic flair keaton plays the railrodder, an unnamed old man in london, england, who discovers a travel. The railrodder 1965 buster takes a crosscountry trip across canada. Arriving from across the pond, the railrodder arrives on lawrencetown beach, nova scotia from where he embarks on the scenic route across canada by train well, sort of. Its a great adventure story and kind of a modern take on silent film.
Joe keaton disapproved of films, thinking them to be little more than a fad. The wide continent spanned with iron from the farthest east to the golden gate. In this informal study the comedian regales the film crew with. This film is a documentary about the filming of one of buster keatons movies. Click here for current pricing outofprint synopsis.
Jun 14, 2015 this film is about how buster keaton made a canadian travel film, the railrodder. Movies of less than feature length say 75 minutes, or somewhat less for older films are also excluded. In the 1965 documentary buster keaton rides again, viewers get a rare chance to hear the silent film stars speaking voice, captured during the shooting of the railrodder. Getting to the point of being able to put it up on.
Now, as 2015 draws towards its close, lipman has completed notfilm, his. A screen short starring buster keaton, this is one of the last films of the comedians long career. The railrodder comes up sumptuously in dvd colour, with many sound and vision details i have never noticed before. It stars burt lancaster, paul scofield and jeanne moreau. Keaton plays the railrodder, an unnamed old man in london, england, who discovers a travel ad for canada in the local newspaper. Greece 20 september 1968 thessaloniki international film festival france 8 march 2017. Buster keaton rides again 1965, john spotton the making of railrodder.
After his precipitous dive over the precipice, we cut to the other side of the atlantic ocean, where a. May 14, 2015 this short film from director gerald potterton heavy metal stars buster keaton in one of the last films of his long career. National film board of canada directed by gerald potterton starring buster keaton and a railway speeder car 1965 25 minutes buster keaton rides again national film board of canada directed by john spotton 1965 55 minutes visit. For this free film double bill, which forms part of the weekend fail better deconstructing buster keaton, are screened two wordless comedies from the 1960s. Keaton starred in a short film called the railrodder sic 1965 for the national film. The train 1965 with the allies poised to retake paris from the germans, col. The train is a 1964 war movie written by franklin coen and frank davis and directed by john frankenheimer. As might be expected, the film is full of sight gags as keaton puttputts his way to british columbia.
This short film from director gerald potterton heavy metal stars buster keaton in one of the. This film is about how buster keaton made a canadian travel film, the railrodder. The railrodderbuster keaton rides again in 1964, buster keatons languishing career was experiencing a sort of semirenaissance. Two carleton projects take the measure of the music of. This is the railrodder, a 1965 national film board short film that is as much a tribute to the beauty and industry of the great white north as it is a loving testament to the inimitable buster keaton. Uk 9 november 1965 london film festival denmark 26 october 1966. The railrodder is a 1965 short silent comedy film codirected by and starring buster keaton in one of his final roles as the eponymous railrodder. Critics were rediscovering and wildly praising his great silent comedies of the 20s, and offers of movie and television roles were flooding in. Buster keaton in the railrodder 1965 my favourite silent film star buster keaton plays a world traveller in this nfb government of canada short film.
As the railrodder he crosses canada from east to west on a railway track speeder. The railrodder the railroader 1965 rotten tomatoes. Encounters short film festival is a bristolbased annual festival dedicated to short film. Directed by gerald potterton, buster keaton, john spotton. The blows of the sledge telegraphed to all the great cities. A behindthescenes documentary short film that was released likely contains the only known footage of keaton working behindthescenes on a film. The railrodder is a rare gem, to say the least, and a thankfully great conclusion to a. True to keatons genre, the film is full of sight gags as our protagonist puttputts his way to british columbia. This short film from director gerald potterton heavy metal stars buster keaton in one of the last films of his long career.
Rent the train 1965 starring burt lancaster and paul scofield on dvd and bluray. In the hawking sequence, skypilot and alim escape from the work camp via a speeder railway motorcar. In 1965 chaplin established his official filmography with the publication of his book, my autobiography. The railrodder national film board of canada, 1965 i have enjoyed this great little short since i first stumbled across it on you tube. But by and large, keaton was popularly regarded as a quaint relic of hollywoods distant past. In this short, after reading an newspaper advertisement in the london times about touring canada, an elderly englishman decides to do just that. Watch it and read a nice blog post by the canadian national film board about it here the link to the article is at the end of the synopsis. The latter film showcasing keatons trademark slapstick comedy follows an old mans tour across canada on a railroad handcart, past the splendor of the countrys most. In this informal study the comedian regales the film crew with anecdotes of a lifetime in show business. As the railrodder, keaton crosses canada from east to west on a railway track speeder. As the railrodder, keaton crosses canada from east to west on a. Almost better is the 55min documentary about the making of the film. Arthur penn bonnie and clyde, 1967 was originally slated to direct the film but was relieved of his command less than one week into. The commodity now generates a small portion of the railroads annual revenue instead of the lions share.
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