A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride

Overview

From 1920 to 1965, the great Buster Keaton made spectacular use of locomotives in his films. This video essay charts the course of his iconic cinematic career across the many tracks he rode along on screen: as a young man in the surge of his silent movie ascent in Our Hospitality, while making his masterpiece The General, and traversing the width of Canada on a railway speeder car as an old man in The Railrodder.

Details

Status

In production

Release date

May 18, 2026

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

Eureka Entertainment

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded