Film Forum

U.S., 1926
Directed by Buster Keaton and Clyde Bruckman
With Buster Keaton, Marion Mack
Approx. 74 min. DCP.

Perhaps Keaton’s greatest work. His spectacular vision of the Civil War’s Great Locomotive Chase reveals his Griffith-level mastery of crowds and action (including the silent cinema’s most expensive single shot), along with perfectly-integrated comedy.

Reviews

“Spectacular chases, fires and explosions are captured with fluid camerawork. There are no stunt doubles for Keaton and of course no digital effects.”
– Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

“An almost perfect entertainment.”
– Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader