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Three ages /

Three ages : Romantic misadventures from the dawn of man in the Stone Age, through the gladiatorial arenas of Ancient Rome to the city streets of the American Jazz Era. A clever parody of D.W. Griffith's Intolerance. The goat : Keaton is mistaken for a nefarious gunslinger named Dead Shot Dan....

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Metro Pictures Corporation, Kino International Corporation
Other Authors: Keaton, Buster, 1895-1966, Beery, Wallace, Leahy, Margaret, Roberts, Joe, 1870-1923, Fox, Virginia, 1902-1982, Price, Kate, 1872-1943
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:Silent films with English intertitles and musical accompaniment.
Published: New York, N.Y. : Kino Video, [1999]
Series:Art of Buster Keaton.
Subjects:
Intolerance (Motion picture) > Parodies, imitations, etc.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Western plays.
Parents-in-law > Drama.
Comedy films.
Silent films.
Feature films.
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Summary:Three ages : Romantic misadventures from the dawn of man in the Stone Age, through the gladiatorial arenas of Ancient Rome to the city streets of the American Jazz Era. A clever parody of D.W. Griffith's Intolerance. The goat : Keaton is mistaken for a nefarious gunslinger named Dead Shot Dan. My wife's relations : A comedy of domestic turmoil that seems to reflect some of the tensions between Keaton and the Talmadges, his real life in-laws at the time.
Item Description:Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; Dolby digital; aspect ratio: 1.33:1.
Production Credits:Three ages : Photography, William McGann, Elgin Lessley.