The General: The Colorized Version
https://www.amazon.com/General-Colorized-Version-Buster-Keaton/dp/B06XXZ3NBB
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The General: The Colorized Version transforms Buster Keaton?s
black-and-white original into a more visually compelling movie by adding
the dimension of colorization. The General was Buster Keaton's favorite
film because it offered him the opportunity to utilize the full range
of his script-writing, athletic stunt work and other creative talents.
The plot involves Keaton playing a Civil War era railroad engineer,
Johnnie Gray. He slowly puts into effect a plan to steal a train, The
General, from the other side and bring it home to win the girl (played
by Marion Mack). The movie's best-known scene depicts the collapse of a
bridge holding a train into the river, which was the most costly silent
movie scene ever filmed. This film is based on an actual event known as
the Great Locomotive Chase. This movie was selected for inclusion in the
National Film Registry due to its cultural significance. Orson Welles
thought this film was the greatest comedy ever made, and a Buster Keaton
postage stamp was issued posthumously in recognition of his
achievements in a variety of comedy films.
This is a colorized
version of a film originally marketed and distributed to the public in
black and white. It has been altered without the participation of the
principal director, screenwriter and other creators of the original
film.
This is a materially altered version of the film originally
marketed and distributed to the public. It has been altered without the
participation of the principal director screenwriter and other creators
of the original film