Rent the train 1965 starring burt lancaster and paul scofield on dvd and bluray. Release dates 6 also known as aka 20 release dates west germany 20 june 1965 berlin. Buster keaton youtube, this channel is dedicated to the. The head of the museum suzanne flon attempts to convince labiche that he. The train 1965 with the allies poised to retake paris from the germans, col. 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. If you would like to participate, you can visit the project page, where you can join the project andor contribute to the discussion. The railrodder 1965 buster takes a crosscountry trip across canada.
All the thrills and spills of the romantic west plus a continuing struggle to sabotage each others track. Arthur penn bonnie and clyde, 1967 was originally slated to direct the film but was relieved of his command less than one week into. Not a word is spoken throughout, and keaton is as spry and ingenious at fetching laughs as he was in the old days of the silent slapsticks. 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.
As might be expected, the film is full of sight gags as keaton puttputts his way to british columbia. As the railrodder, keaton crosses canada from east to west on a. 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. Next time youre at the movies, keep an eye out for the tennessee valley railroad museum. Wikiproject trains to do list start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects quality scale. The railrodder 1965 watch on fandor, imdb tv, and streaming. Check all videos related to buster keaton dead buster keaton is considered one. Railroaders is an outstanding comment on how railroading was. This ones great for showing your kids just how much has changed in educational film and video production.
This short film from director gerald potterton heavy metal stars buster keaton in one of the last films of his long career. The procedures shown give a great feel for what it must have been to be a railroad man back in the day. It stars burt lancaster, paul scofield and jeanne moreau. A race, in the wild west, to pioneer the first railroad from junction city to buffalo creek using scale model rails and trains. The train, a limited to 3000 edition from twilight time, arrives on bluray packaged in a standard case. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. As the railrodder, keaton crosses canada from east to west on a railway track speeder. For some time mark brader has maintained the list of railway movies. The railrodder featuring buster keaton is streaming on fandor, and free on imdb tv. In this national film board of canada production, buster keaton plays a proper englishman who, reads in his newspaper of an ad to visit canada, cue flashes of mounties, eskimos, logging, indians, stampeders, etc.
This ones great for showing your kids just how much has changed in. I have done a fair amount of research already but im struggling on some areas, namely the last part of the film where the loco is derailed, there is a river next to the railway then a small embankment. Screenshot from the train 1964 when you first heard about the. Rent buster keaton rides again the railrodder 1965 starring buster keaton on dvd and bluray. Since mark is no longer able to post updates regularly, i am maintaining this copy on the www for him.
Rent buster keaton rides again the railrodder 1965 on. Its a comedy and travel movie with a better than average imdb audience. It is noted for john frankenheimers direction and for strong performances by a cast that included paul scofield and burt lancaster. Lancaster plays labiche, a french railway inspector. 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. A screen short starring buster keaton, this is one of the last films of the comedians long career. 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. This article is within the scope of wikiproject trains, an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to rail transport on wikipedia. As the railrodder he crosses canada from east to west on a railway track speeder. From director gerald potterton heavy metal, this short film starring buster keaton was one of the last films of keatons long career. The railrodder is a 1965 short comedy film starring buster keaton in one of his final film roles. True to keatons genre, the film is full of sight gags as our protagonist puttputts his way to british columbia. The railrodder 1965 10021965 us comedy 24m user score. John frankenheimer directs burt lancaster in the tense spy thriller the train.
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. 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. Rent buster keaton rides again the railrodder 1965 on dvd. I must have seen dozens of them between 1965 and 1970. Sep 23, 2010 from director gerald potterton heavy metal, this short film starring buster keaton was one of the last films of keatons long career. Aug 31, 2014 the railrodder 1965 posted on august 31, 2014 by lindsay korst in this national film board of canada production, buster keaton plays a proper englishman who, reads in his newspaper of an ad to visit canada, cue flashes of mounties, eskimos, logging, indians, stampeders, etc. The railrodder the railroader 1965 rotten tomatoes. The railrodder 1965 1002 1965 us comedy 24m user score. Allied forces are threatening to liberate paris, so col. Directed by gerald potterton, buster keaton, john spotton.
The action scenes bring those hurtling derailed trains right up to our noses, always in deepfocus. 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. In one of the last films of the comedians long career, buster keaton stars as a railrodder crossing canada from east to west on a railway. Our facilities and equipment have been a backdrop for numerous movies, music videos, and documentary films throughout the years. The film was produced by the national film board of canada as a humorous sightseeing tour cross the. In this short, after reading an newspaper advertisement in the london times about touring canada, an elderly englishman decides to do just that.
As the railrodder he crosses canada from east to west on a. An eightpage booklet that features an essay by historian julie kirgo, a color reproduction of the movies poster art, and several blackandwhite scene shots, is tucked inside the front panel. 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. Hello, my father and myself are planning a trip to france later in the year to find filming locations of the film the train. In 1965 the national film board of canada lured buster keaton north to star in the railrodder, gerald pottertons slapstick travelogue of canada as seen from the. The train is a 1964 war movie written by franklin coen and frank davis and directed by john frankenheimer. The train, american war film, released in 1964, that is an exciting and intelligent thriller set during world war ii. Page 1 of 2 the train 1964 film posted in overseas prototype. Meanwhile, here is the final posting of the list, plus subsequent minor. After literally swimming across the atlantic ocean, an englishman takes a country trip across canada on a railcar. Vdyoutube is a free web service that allows you to download video and audio files mp3, mp4, flv, webm, etc.
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