TV Show
NR
75%Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow
Documentary
A series about the life, career and works of the movie comedy genius.
Sep 30, 19871 seasons3 episodesEndedEN
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Episodes
1–3 of 3
Ep 1Episode One
Sep 30, 1987
53m
Covering Keaton's early years - from being a child performer in vaudeville to the creation of his masterpiece, The Navigator, in 1924.
Ep 2Episode Two
Oct 7, 1987
53m
Keaton's finest film, The General, also cost him his creative freedom. It would be thirty years before his genius was properly recognized.
Ep 3Episode Three
Oct 14, 1987
52m
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.
Networks
ITV1
GB
Channel 4
GB
