The Cameraman (1928)
- Directed by
- Edward Sedgwick, Buster Keaton
- Genre
- silent film, romantic comedy, comedy drama
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 09m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 7.8 of 10 from 441 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A shy man wants to become a newsreel cameraman so he can impress a woman who works for a film company. He buys a movie camera and tries to film news events but keeps messing up.
lightheartedwhimsicalbittersweetplayfulromanticphysical comedycharmingunderdog spirit
What happens
The Cameraman is a 1928 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Edward Sedgwick and an uncredited Buster Keaton. The picture stars Keaton and Marceline Day. It was Keaton's first film under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The following year, however, MGM refused to let Keaton continue with creative control over his pictures, causing lasting damage to his career from which Keaton never really recovered. Keaton later referred to his move to MGM as "the worst mistake of my career." The film is considered by fans and critics to be one of Keaton's best, and was added to the National Film Registry in 2005 as being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." The Cameraman entered the public domain in the United States on January 1, 2024. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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