The Awakening (1954 film)
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Directed byMichael McCarthy
Screenplay byLawrence B. Marcus
as Larry Marcus
as Larry Marcus
Based onoriginal story
by Nikolai Gogol
by Nikolai Gogol
Produced byLance Comfort
| 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 Awakening is a 1954 short British TV drama film directed by Michael McCarthy and starring Buster Keaton.[1] The screenplay was by Lawrence B. Marcus based on Nikolai Gogol's short story "The Overcoat". It was part of the Douglas Fairbanks Presents anthology series.
The Man is a first dramatic role of Buster Keaton. Fairbanks says, "It struck me as a beautiful idea as a novel idea as 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".[2]
The original plot of Gogol's story is significantly changed. There are allusions to George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four dystopia in the film.[3]
