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The Awakening (1954 film)
The Awakening is a 1954 short drama film of Douglas Fairbanks Presents anthology series based on Nikolai Gogol's short story "The Overcoat".
| The Awakening | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Michael McCarthy |
| Screenplay by | Lawrence B. Marcus as Larry Marcus |
| Based on | original story by Nikolai Gogol |
| Produced by | Lance Comfort |
| Starring | Buster Keaton James Hayter |
| Cinematography | Kenneth Talbot |
| Music by | Bretton Byrd |
Release dates |
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Running time | 26 minutes |
| Country | UK/US |
| Language | English |
The Man is a first dramatic role of Buster Keaton. Fairbanks says, "It struck me as a beautiful idea — a novel idea — to put him in a straight part, because he was such a beautiful actor and a great talent. It worked out very well; he gave a marvelous performance".[1]
The original plot of Gogol's story is significantly changed. There are allusions to George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four dystopia in the film.[2]
Cast
- Buster Keaton — The Man
- James Hayter — The Chief
- Carl Jaffe — The Tailor
- Lynne Cole — The Girl
- Geoffrey Keen — The Supervisor
- Christopher Lee — The Thief
- Douglas Fairbanks Jr. — Himself - Host
References
- ^ Dan Lybarger. "A Beautiful Actor: Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. on Working with Buster Keaton". Retrieved October 15, 2017.
- ^ Imogen Sara Smith (September 2008). Buster Keaton: The Persistence of Comedy. Gambit Publishing. ISBN 978-0967591742. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
External links
- The Awakening at IMDb