Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow

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198753m

A series about the life, career and works of the movie comedy genius.

Production

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Seasons

3 Episodes • Premiered 1987

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1. Episode One

Covering Keaton's early years - from being a child performer in vaudeville to the creation of his masterpiece, The Navigator, in 1924.

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2. Episode Two

Keaton's finest film, The General, also cost him his creative freedom. It would be thirty years before his genius was properly recognized.

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3. Episode Three

The great Keaton revival began in 1949 with a tribute in Life Magazine to the silent comics. By the time Keaton died in 1966 he had been acclaimed as one of the giants of the cinema.

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