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The General /

"A meticulous recreation of a famous episode from the American Civil War, The General (1926) was co-written and directed by Buster Keaton, who also starred in it as a Southern locomotive engineer whose life is disrupted by the outbreak of hostilities. Strongly criticised by many reviewers in 19...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Krämer, Peter, 1961- (Author)
Corporate Author: British Film Institute
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Palgrave on behalf of the British Film Institute, 2016.
Series:BFI film classics.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Family affairs
  • A trademark and profits
  • The appeal of historical drama
  • From book to film
  • A film in six parts
  • Love and war
  • Style, spectacle and story.