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The Railrodder

1965 24 min
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Ce court métrage de fiction est l’un des derniers films de la très longue carrière du comédien Buster Keaton. Dans The Railrodder, celui-ci traverse le Canada d’est en ouest à bord d’une draisine. Faisant preuve de son sens du burlesque légendaire, Keaton se rend ainsi jusqu’en Colombie-Britannique, nous montrant au passage des scènes typiquement canadiennes. Film sans paroles.

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Ce court métrage de fiction est l’un des derniers films de la très longue carrière du comédien Buster Keaton. Dans The Railrodder, celui-ci traverse le Canada d’est en ouest à bord d’une draisine. Faisant preuve de son sens du burlesque légendaire, Keaton se rend ainsi jusqu’en Colombie-Britannique, nous montrant au passage des scènes typiquement canadiennes. Film sans paroles.

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  • director
    Gerald Potterton
  • script
    Gerald Potterton
  • producer
    Julian Biggs
  • photography
    Robert Humble
  • sound
    George Croll
    Ted Haley
    Karl Duplessis
  • editing
    Jo Kirkpatrick
    Gerald Potterton
  • music
    Eldon Rathburn
  • cast
    Buster Keaton
    Kats R. Nasu

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Geography - Human Geography History - Canada 1867-1914
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