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Three Ages
Three Ages
7.0
/10
410 Ratings

THREE AGES

Directed by Buster Keaton, Edward F. Cline
United States, 1923
Silent, Comedy, History

Synopsis

This clever parody of D. W. Griffith’s Intolerance follows Buster’s hard-luck romantic adventures throughout world history: 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.

Synopsis

This clever parody of D. W. Griffith’s Intolerance follows Buster’s hard-luck romantic adventures throughout world history: 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.

Our take

Let the record show that parody is as old as cinema itself! In his first feature-length film, Buster Keaton takes the seriousness of D.W. Griffith to task, proving that he could carry a film on a larger scale and creating one of the gems of silent comedy.