The 1965 documentary provides an absorbing portrait of keaton relaxing, telling yarns and plotting the next days action with considerable flair. As the railrodder, keaton crosses canada from east to west on a. The action scenes bring those hurtling derailed trains right up to our noses, always in deepfocus. Reboots, sequels, and prequels are all the rage when it comes to entertainment these days, and the nfb boasts its fair share. After labiche shoots his nemesis, frankenheimer closes with a mournful montage of the art crates and the murdered civilians, with just the distant clank of the cooling train on the soundtrack. May 14, 2015 this short film from director gerald potterton heavy metal stars buster keaton in one of the last films of his long career. The railrodder is amazing, and contrary to previous discussions, keaton was a survivor of alcoholism, and his dignity and wit shine through even as cancer was ravaging him. Dakota and iowa railroad dair is a wholly owned subsidiary of l. A race, in the wild west, to pioneer the first railroad from junction city to buffalo creek using scale model rails and trains. Railroad revolution is a fast paced game with relatively simple rules, and it provides you with interesting and challenging decisions. This short film from director gerald potterton heavy metal stars buster keaton in one of the last films of his long career. These examples are from the cambridge english corpus and from sources on the web. The film was produced by the national film board of canada as a humorous sightseeing tour cross the country, but with the familiar buster keaton comic flair.
The train 1965 with the allies poised to retake paris from the germans, col. The railrodder the railroader 1965 rotten tomatoes. The railrodder 1965 out of 4 this here isnt a particularly good film but at the same time its worth watching due to its star. A leader of hard bop, in the 1960s he led his own groups and changed the. Having a good strategy and finding the correct timing to implement it, is the key to winning the game. This article is within the scope of wikiproject trains, an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to rail transport on wikipedia. It was loosely based on the reallife case of majczek and marcinkiewicz, the same case that inspired call northside 777.
Obviously keaton couldnt do all those great stunts he used to do at this point, but. The best railroad sim is the shoddy plasticelectric train sets your alcholic grandfather gives you for christmas. All the thrills and spills of the romantic west plus a continuing struggle to sabotage each others track. This is variously called neoliberalism or globalization. It stars burt lancaster, paul scofield and jeanne moreau. True to keatons genre, the film is full of sight gags as our protagonist puttputts his way to british columbia. Sep 23, 2010 from director gerald potterton heavy metal, this short film starring buster keaton was one of the last films of keatons long career. French translation of hostile the official collins englishfrench dictionary online. Railroad definition in the cambridge english dictionary. The film was produced by the national film board of canada as a humorous sightseeing tour cross the country, but with the familiar buster keaton comic flair keaton plays the railrodder, an unnamed old man in london, england, who. The railroaders, by stuart leuthner commentary magazine. Arriving from across the pond, the railrodder arrives on lawrencetown beach, nova scotia from where he embarks on the scenic route across canada by train well, sort of. Lyndon johnson succeeded to the presidency upon the assassination of president john f. A 25minute comedic travelogue of canada, the railrodder was also keatons final silent film, as the film contains no dialogue and all sound effects are overdubbed.
Lancaster plays labiche, a french railway inspector. As the railrodder he crosses canada from east to west on a railway track. John frankenheimer directs burt lancaster in the tense spy thriller the train. As the railrodder, keaton crosses canada from east to west on a railway track speeder. Railroads of france, results 1 15 of 39 sncf voyages french state railways. The hd resolution reproduces well the smooth grayscale and the textures of uniforms, smoke, and iron dripping with oil. French translation of railroad the official collins englishfrench dictionary online. American jazz great john coltrane emerged in the 1950s, playing tenor and soprano sax with dizzy gillespie, miles davis and thelonious monk.
This is a working band, although we practice once a week in the basement our goal and commitment is to. Dans the railrodder, celuici traverse le canada dest en ouest a bord dune draisine. Wikiproject trains to do list start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects. Allied forces are threatening to liberate paris, so col. Having never traveled canada, i am pleasantly surprised to hear this amazing country shown in this film still exists.
The thatcher neoliberal putsch signaled the death sentence of the glorious thirty and the start of the forty inglorious. The railrodder buster keaton is a man living in europe who reads about how great canada is so he goes there and travels the railway system where he takes in the wonderful visuals. As the railrodder he crosses canada from east to west on a railway track speeder. The railrodder 1965 buster takes a crosscountry trip across canada. After labiche shoots his nemesis, frankenheimer closes with a mournful montage of the art crates and the murdered civilians, with just the distant clank. A screen short starring buster keaton, this is one of the last films of the comedians long career. The railrodder english version by gerald potterton nfb. If you would like to participate, you can visit the project page, where you can join the project andor contribute to the discussion.
As the railrodder he crosses canada from east to west on a. Over 100,000 french translations of english words and phrases. The robinson library lyndon johnsons administration, 19631969. The joy is in the air as he curses at you while you set it up near the tree. Buster keaton in the railrodder 1965 my favourite silent film star buster keaton plays a world traveller in this nfb government of canada short film. The national film board of canada paid tribute to keaton by having him do a short subject in his old silent style. Not a word is spoken throughout, and keaton is as spry and ingenious at fetching laughs as he was in the old days of the silent slapsticks.
French translation of railroad collins englishfrench. The railrodder is a 1965 short silent comedy film codirected by and starring buster keaton in one of his final roles as the eponymous railrodder. From director gerald potterton heavy metal, this short film starring buster keaton was one of the last films of keatons long career. The railrodder is a 1965 short comedy film starring buster keaton in one of his final film roles, directed by gerald potterton and produced by the national film board of canada nfb. Model railroad crowdsourced magazine index search results 3711 2. The railrodder french version by gerald potterton nfb. French translation of hostile collins englishfrench. As might be expected, the film is full of sight gags as keaton puttputts his way to british columbia. Rent the train 1965 starring burt lancaster and paul scofield on dvd and bluray. The film was produced by the national film board of canada as a humorous sightseeing tour cross the. A 25minute comedic travelogue of canada, the railrodder was also keatons final silent film, as the film contains no dialogue and all sound effects are overdubbed the backdrop to all of this is. Kennedy, and was subsequently elected to a full term in 1964 as president, johnson first had to comfort a nation wracked by the untimely death of president kennedy. John william coltrane hamlet, north carolina, september 23, 1926 huntington, new york, july 17, 1967 was an american jazz saxophonist and composer. The train is a 1964 war movie written by franklin coen and frank davis and directed by john frankenheimer.
Thalys fast train connecting major cities in northern france, belgium, netherlands and germany. The national film board of canada paid tribute to keaton by having him do a. This is a book about thirtytwo people who made railroads run, including two womenone a brakeman brakeperson. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the cambridge dictionary editors or of cambridge university press or its licensors.