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The Cameraman

Summary: Hopelessly in love with a woman working at MGM Studios, a clumsy man attempts to become a motion-picture cameraman to be close to the object of his desire.

Release Date: September 22, 1928

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family

Directors: Edward Sedgwick

, Buster Keaton

Writers: Clyde Bruckman

, Joseph Farnham

Runtime: 1 h 16 min

MPAA: Passed

Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Distributor: MGM Home Entertainment, Warner Home Video, HBO Max, The Criterion Collection, The Criterion Channel

Country: United States

Language: English

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