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The Resource The general : and Three ages, Buster Keaton, (videorecording ;)

The general : and Three ages, Buster Keaton, (videorecording ;)

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Summary
"Buster Keaton's THE GENERAL is not simply one of the greatest silent comedies ever made, it is one of the greatest films of any era. In restaging the true story of one man s journey behind enemy lines to reclaim his captured locomotive during the Civil War, Keaton stages a series of complex chases, using lumbering trains as comedic props. Keaton s inventive mind is matched only by his physical athleticism, making THE GENERAL a truly breath-taking experience. Keaton's first foray into making feature films, THREE AGES is a parody of D.W. Griffith s Intolerance, dramatizing man s quest for love in three parallel settings a modern city, the Stone Age, and ancient Rome and loading each plotline with amazing stunts and hysterical sight gags."-- Container
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
2 videodiscs (approximately 143 min.)
Note
  • Title from container
  • Restoration and special contents ©2016 Lobster films
  • Full screen 1.33:1
  • Originally produced as motion pictures, main features in 1923 and 1926; special features in 1964 and 1912
  • Special Features: Disc 1: New 2K restoration by Lobster Films, Orchestral score by Robert Israel, Orchestral score by Joe Hisaishi, Audio commentary by film historians Michael Schlesinger and Stan Taffel, Introduction by Orson Welles, Introduction by Gloria Swanson, Return of The General, a vintage short film on the restoration of the legendary locomotive. Disc 2: New 2K restoration by Lobster Films, Music by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra, Music by Robert Israel, Vintage Alka-Seltzer commercial, starring Buster Keaton, Candid Camera television segment, starring Buster Keaton, Man's Genesis (1912) a prehistoric drama by D.W. Griffith, parodied in Three Ages
Contents
  • disc 1. The General (1926) / Joseph M. Schenck presents ; written and directed by Buster Keaton and Clyde Bruckman ; adapted by Al Boasberg and Charles Smith ; produced by Joseph M. Schenck (79 min.). Return of The General (1962) / Blackhawk Films (11 min. color)
  • disc 2. Three ages (1923) / Joseph Schenck presents ; a Metro Picture ; directed by Buster Keaton and Eddie Cline ; produced by Joseph M. Schenck ; story and titles by Clyde Bruckman, Joseph Mitchell, and Jean Havez (64 min.). Man's genesis (1912) / D.W. Griffith (9 min. excerpt)
Instance
Label
The general : and Three ages
Title
The general
Title remainder
and Three ages
Statement of responsibility
Buster Keaton
Title variation
  • Buster Keaton
  • General & three ages
  • Three ages
Title variation remainder
the general and Three ages
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Actor
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Film distributor
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Production company
Screenwriter
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"Buster Keaton's THE GENERAL is not simply one of the greatest silent comedies ever made, it is one of the greatest films of any era. In restaging the true story of one man s journey behind enemy lines to reclaim his captured locomotive during the Civil War, Keaton stages a series of complex chases, using lumbering trains as comedic props. Keaton s inventive mind is matched only by his physical athleticism, making THE GENERAL a truly breath-taking experience. Keaton's first foray into making feature films, THREE AGES is a parody of D.W. Griffith s Intolerance, dramatizing man s quest for love in three parallel settings a modern city, the Stone Age, and ancient Rome and loading each plotline with amazing stunts and hysterical sight gags."-- Container
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CLE
Characteristic
videorecording
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  • General (Motion picture : 1927)
  • Three ages (Motion picture)
Credits note
  • The general: photography, Dev Jennings, Bert Haines
  • Three ages: photography, William McGann, Elgin Lessley
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4mAhB3Sr5qQ
Language note
Silent films with English intertitles and musical accompaniment
LC call number
PN1995.75
LC item number
.G464 2017
PerformerNote
  • The general: Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Charles Smith, Frederick Vroom, Glen Cavender
  • Three ages: Buster Keaton, Margaret Leahy, Wallace Beery, Joe Roberts, Lillian Lawrence, Blanche Payson
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1895-1966
  • 1877-1961
  • 1894-1955
  • 1902-1989
  • 1883-1962
  • 1865-1942
  • 1892-1961
  • 1872-1925
  • 1902-1967
  • 1857-1942
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Keaton, Buster
  • Schenck, Joseph M.
  • Bruckman, Clyde
  • Mack, Marion
  • Cavender, Glen
  • Smith, Charles H.
  • Cline, Edward
  • Mitchell, Joseph A.
  • Havez, Jean
  • Leahy, Margaret
  • Vroom, Frederick
  • Beery, Wallace
  • Metro Pictures Corporation
  • Lobster Films (Firm)
  • Kino Classics (Firm)
Runtime
143
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  • Locomotive engineers
  • Prehistoric peoples
  • Man-woman relationships
  • United States
Technique
live action
Label
The general : and Three ages, Buster Keaton, (videorecording ;)
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Title from container
  • Restoration and special contents ©2016 Lobster films
  • Full screen 1.33:1
  • Originally produced as motion pictures, main features in 1923 and 1926; special features in 1964 and 1912
  • Special Features: Disc 1: New 2K restoration by Lobster Films, Orchestral score by Robert Israel, Orchestral score by Joe Hisaishi, Audio commentary by film historians Michael Schlesinger and Stan Taffel, Introduction by Orson Welles, Introduction by Gloria Swanson, Return of The General, a vintage short film on the restoration of the legendary locomotive. Disc 2: New 2K restoration by Lobster Films, Music by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra, Music by Robert Israel, Vintage Alka-Seltzer commercial, starring Buster Keaton, Candid Camera television segment, starring Buster Keaton, Man's Genesis (1912) a prehistoric drama by D.W. Griffith, parodied in Three Ages
Bar code
31223127600782
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
disc 1. The General (1926) / Joseph M. Schenck presents ; written and directed by Buster Keaton and Clyde Bruckman ; adapted by Al Boasberg and Charles Smith ; produced by Joseph M. Schenck (79 min.). Return of The General (1962) / Blackhawk Films (11 min. color) -- disc 2. Three ages (1923) / Joseph Schenck presents ; a Metro Picture ; directed by Buster Keaton and Eddie Cline ; produced by Joseph M. Schenck ; story and titles by Clyde Bruckman, Joseph Mitchell, and Jean Havez (64 min.). Man's genesis (1912) / D.W. Griffith (9 min. excerpt)
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
2 videodiscs (approximately 143 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
738329211615
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
K21161
Recording technique
stamping
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)971977324
System details
DVD; NTSC; region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 and 2.0
Video recording format
DVD
Label
The general : and Three ages, Buster Keaton, (videorecording ;)
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Title from container
  • Restoration and special contents ©2016 Lobster films
  • Full screen 1.33:1
  • Originally produced as motion pictures, main features in 1923 and 1926; special features in 1964 and 1912
  • Special Features: Disc 1: New 2K restoration by Lobster Films, Orchestral score by Robert Israel, Orchestral score by Joe Hisaishi, Audio commentary by film historians Michael Schlesinger and Stan Taffel, Introduction by Orson Welles, Introduction by Gloria Swanson, Return of The General, a vintage short film on the restoration of the legendary locomotive. Disc 2: New 2K restoration by Lobster Films, Music by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra, Music by Robert Israel, Vintage Alka-Seltzer commercial, starring Buster Keaton, Candid Camera television segment, starring Buster Keaton, Man's Genesis (1912) a prehistoric drama by D.W. Griffith, parodied in Three Ages
Bar code
31223127600782
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
disc 1. The General (1926) / Joseph M. Schenck presents ; written and directed by Buster Keaton and Clyde Bruckman ; adapted by Al Boasberg and Charles Smith ; produced by Joseph M. Schenck (79 min.). Return of The General (1962) / Blackhawk Films (11 min. color) -- disc 2. Three ages (1923) / Joseph Schenck presents ; a Metro Picture ; directed by Buster Keaton and Eddie Cline ; produced by Joseph M. Schenck ; story and titles by Clyde Bruckman, Joseph Mitchell, and Jean Havez (64 min.). Man's genesis (1912) / D.W. Griffith (9 min. excerpt)
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
2 videodiscs (approximately 143 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
738329211615
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
K21161
Recording technique
stamping
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)971977324
System details
DVD; NTSC; region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 and 2.0
Video recording format
DVD

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