Rail insiderfor csx, a workforce of the future is an. 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. Kind of embarrassing to be so moved by a promotional film, huh. 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 backdrop to all of this is the canadian. Now, as 2015 draws towards its close, lipman has completed notfilm, his. The railrodderbuster keaton rides again in 1964, buster keatons languishing career was experiencing a sort of semirenaissance. Gerald potterton starring buster keaton canada, 1965, 24 mins in this, one of his last films, keaton takes a crosscountry trip across canada.
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. Rent buster keaton rides again the railrodder 1965 on dvd. 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. In 1965 chaplin established his official filmography with the publication of his book, my autobiography. As the railrodder he crosses canada from east to west on a railway track speeder. 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. 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. 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. Almost better is the 55min documentary about the making of the film. It stars burt lancaster, paul scofield and jeanne moreau. But by and large, keaton was popularly regarded as a quaint relic of hollywoods distant past.
Two carleton projects take the measure of the music of. True to keatons genre, the film is full of sight gags as our protagonist puttputts his way to british columbia. Louis, over the pacific railroad, was shipped today thus inaugurating the overland trade with china and japan. In 1964, buster keatons languishing career was experiencing a sort of semirenaissance. After literally walking to canada from england, buster takes a crosscountry trip across canada on a railway motorcar speeder. 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. Jun 14, 2015 this film is about how buster keaton made a canadian travel film, the railrodder. The train is a 1964 war movie written by franklin coen and frank davis and directed by john frankenheimer. A twentyminute, almost totally silent film no dialogue or music one shhh.
Directed by gerald potterton, buster keaton, john spotton. In this informal study the comedian regales the film crew with anecdotes of a lifetime in show business. After his precipitous dive over the precipice, we cut to the other side of the atlantic ocean, where a. Watch the railrodder full movie in hd visit movie 32323 after literally swimming across the atlantic ocean, an englishman take. 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.
Getting to the point of being able to put it up on. Critics were rediscovering and wildly praising his great silent comedies of the 20s, and offers of movie and television roles were flooding in. The railrodder national film board of canada, 1965 i have enjoyed this great little short since i first stumbled across it on you tube. The commodity now generates a small portion of the railroads annual revenue instead of the lions share. Uk 9 november 1965 london film festival denmark 26 october 1966. Getting to the point of being able to put it up on the big screen has been kind of an adventure all by itself. Rent the train 1965 starring burt lancaster and paul scofield on dvd and bluray. Contrasting with the existing civil war movies, the great military conflict now also.
Thinking about film, by dean duncan seeing things, then. The railrodder english version by gerald potterton nfb. The train 1965 with the allies poised to retake paris from the germans, col. 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. In this short, after reading an newspaper advertisement in the london times about touring canada, an elderly englishman decides to do just that. Two years later, chaplin produced his last film a countess from hong kong 1967, his 81st entry. The film would emerge a year later, with a september 1965. 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. Its a great adventure story and kind of a modern take on silent film. Considering that he also died within a year of the films completion. 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. As might be expected, the film is full of sight gags as keaton puttputts his way to british columbia. A behindthescenes documentary short film that was released likely contains the only known footage of keaton working behindthescenes on a film. Marcel proust, intellectual, intertextual and indeterminate montage, identifying personal touchstones. This is the railrodder, a 1965 national film board short film that is as. The railrodder comes up sumptuously in dvd colour, with many sound and vision details i have never noticed before. Greece 20 september 1968 thessaloniki international film festival france 8 march 2017. 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. As the railrodder, keaton crosses canada from east to west on a railway track speeder. Joe keaton disapproved of films, thinking them to be little more than a fad.
A noted film archivists notfilm presents his meditation on one of the most surprising of. The history books tell us that the death knell for silent films was sounded with the jazz singer in 1927, and that, with. 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 railrodder 1965 buster takes a crosscountry trip across canada. In the hawking sequence, skypilot and alim escape from the work camp via a speeder railway motorcar. Buster keaton rides again 1965, john spotton the making of railrodder. The great comic genius of the silent era still shines in these two programs.
The news of the completion of the road created great enthusiasm in all the cities of this state. 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 railrodder was produced by the national film board of canada with principal photography being completed in 1964. It was loosely based on the reallife case of majczek and marcinkiewicz, the same case that inspired call northside 777. Movies of less than feature length say 75 minutes, or somewhat less for older films are also excluded.
The railrodder gerald potterton, 1965 made for the national film board of. 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. 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. Encounters short film festival is a bristolbased annual festival dedicated to short film. Charles coopers railway pages trains on tv and screen. The blows of the sledge telegraphed to all the great cities.
The railrodder 1965, the rise and fall of the great lakes 1968. 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 on. Spikes of the richest gold and a hammer of pure silver used in laying the last rail. From director gerald potterton heavy metal, this short film starring buster keaton was one of the last films of keatons long career. 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. Film double bill the railrodder and the plank part of. Keaton lived during their canadian film assignment. Buster keaton ventures across canada in a speeder handcar. The filmography consisted of 80 motion pictures released since 1914.
This short film from director gerald potterton heavy metal stars buster keaton in one of the. 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 wide continent spanned with iron from the farthest east to the golden gate. The railrodder is a rare gem, to say the least, and a thankfully great conclusion to a. Rathburn 19162008 wrote more than 250 film scores, most of them during his 30year career as a staff composer for the nfb. The railrodder the railroader 1965 rotten tomatoes. 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. 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. This film is about how buster keaton made a canadian travel film, the railrodder. 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. This short film from director gerald potterton heavy metal stars buster keaton in one of the last films of his long career. Keaton starred in a short film called the railrodder sic 1965 for the national film.
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