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The Awakening (1954 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Awakening' is a 1954 short drama film of Douglas Fairbanks Presents anthology series based on Nikolai Gogol's short story "The Overcoat".
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".
The original plot of Gogol's story is significantly changed. There are allusions to George Orwell's 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' dystopia in the film.
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
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