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Cineaste, June, 2009 by Neibaur, James L.
The General
Written and directed by Buster Keaton and Clyde Bruckman; based on The Great Locomotive Chase by William Pittenger, adapted by AI Boasberg and Charles Smith; cinematography by J. Devereaux Jennings and Bert Haines; starring Buster Keaton and Marion Mack. Ultimate 2-Disc Edition DVD, color tinted, 78 mins., 1926. A Kino International release, www.kino.com.
Kino's release of a new, high-def DVD of Buster Keaton's quintessential feature The General (1926) is an opportune instance of state-of-the-art home-video technology embracing early film history.
The General is, of course, one of the quintessential films of the silent era, a testament to Buster Keaton's command of cinematic language. Based on William Pittenger's book The Great...
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