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The absolutely brilliant Buster Keaton never managed to achieve the iconic status of Charlie Chaplin, despite the similarities between the two performers. But that's ok, because it allows us all to slowly discover Keaton's subtle and unbelievable genius.

This set is for Keaton fans - it's got 11 of his feature films as well as selection of his shorts. It includes the classics The General, Steamboat Jr., Sherlock Jr., The Navigator and Three Ages.

The "Great Stone Face" made films with humour, breathtaking stunts (without any of the modern technology we now take for granted), and old-fashioned romance. The only thing missing from this collection that I can see is the CBC-TV movie he made shortly before his death in 1966 called The Railrodder, a delightful little movie gem I remember from my childhood.

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