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The Navigator

Ultimate Edition

Donald Crisp (Actor, Director), Fred Vroom (Actor) Rated:
NR
Format: Blu-ray
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 108 ratings
IMDb7.6/10.0
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A millionaire and his girlfriend drift alone at sea in a condemned steamship. Silent.

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 5.92 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ KV1039BR
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Donald Crisp, Buster Keaton
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC, Blu-ray, Multiple Formats, Silent
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 59 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ September 4, 2012
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Donald Crisp, Fred Vroom, H.M. Clugston, Buster Keaton, Kathryn McGuire
  • Producers ‏ : ‎ Bret Wood, Joseph M. Schenck
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Kino Lorber films
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B008BWFOSC
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 108 ratings

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4.5 out of 5 stars
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David Rish
5.0 out of 5 stars Keaton Aquatic Genius
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2012
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Keaton plays a hapless rich toff who finds himself on an almost-deserted ocean liner, almost deserted because the girl he loves who has just said no to his marriage proposal is also, coincidentally marooned on board. (If you can be marooned on a boat.) Fantastic Keaton moments, as ever. A film to be watched and watched again, and then given to your kids, grandkids and everybody. The two bonus films that I hadn't seen before are also boat themed and also brilliant. Buy with confidence, and enjoy for a lifetime.
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Iain Esslemont
5.0 out of 5 stars The Navigator
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2007
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This is the first Buster Keaton film I ever saw and instilled my liking for his comedies. With "The General", it is one of the two of his better films, each of which have an individual character. His comedies are arguably as good as, if not better, than those of Charlie Chaplin, which tend to introduce elements of pathos. Buster Keaton, in each film, has novel ideas and his acrobatics are marvellous.
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Tiffany B
5.0 out of 5 stars Buster Keaton is a great introduction to silent films
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2016
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Buster Keaton is a great introduction to silent films. I purchased this video when I was hosting a dinner party and had to entertain both children and adults after dinner. Keaton appeals to children because of his crazy stunts and to adults because this is just a good movie.
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A. Burchfield
3.0 out of 5 stars One of Keaton's two favorite…
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2018
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…roles, the other being "The General", according to this movie's featurette. I think the featurette said Navigator didn't do as well in the theaters.

Navigator is scratchier than some "restorations", especially for the title and dialog cards(?), but most of the movie looks pretty good. The makeup silent film actors used to wear on their faces is more noticeable here than in some movies.
Dangerous stunts including a segment shot underwater, some funny bits and a lot of detail but I think that "The General" might be the one to buy if you can afford just one of the two.

Not very much here to be "Ultimate", great detail and lots of action…the featurette has some behind the scenes pictures, the "gallery" doesn't.
I read in the trivia section IMDB has on 2001: a Space Odyssey that the walking, rotating, stewardess (on the spacecraft) scene was an effect created by Buster Keaton for this movie…it's towards the last don't risk leaving the room, you might miss it (not very significant looking here).

Worth owning if you can afford it.
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UNHAPPY COLLECTOR
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent silent comedy.
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2017
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Excellent Blu-ray disc of classic comedy. I remember this film on TV when I was a child. Quality of the print is excellent. Would buy from this company that had produced this disc again.
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Ancora Imparo
5.0 out of 5 stars Master of comedy
Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2018
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The Navigator is just one of Buster Keaton’s silent films that demonstrate his mastery of silent slapstick comedy. Every Keaton film is a timeless treasure.
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Michael Miller
4.0 out of 5 stars Buster Keaton Still a Legit Superstar 86 Years On
Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2010
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When one considers how repetitive and uninspired most artistic productions, indeed, most of life, are, Buster Keaton remains an uniquely satisfying talent nearly a century past his heyday, even when you have seen many things somewhat similar to his films, or have a pretty good idea of what is coming.

I did not enjoy The Navigator as much as I did College, the other other Keaton movie I have seen to date. This may be due to a general personal terror of boats and water, which make the comic possibilities of drowning or being adrift at sea strike me more darkly than perhaps they do other people. The film starts off with two very good jokes, and I was anticipating that it was going to be perhaps in a special category of greatness even among the acknowledged great. And it is good, but the various gags on the ship, while often ingenious, don't always strike me as being as funny as other situations do.

I have to admit I am at this point more of a Chaplin than a Keaton fan--these two camps seem to form one of those strange divisions of life across sections of which there is little commonality or fraternization. Chaplin to me is the fuller human, and brings more of what it is really like to be a person into his movies. Keaton may better represent some more particular strain of modernity though.

Regarding the two shorts on the tape, The Boat is about a family whose boat springs a leak in the middle of the night during a tempest and is actually kind of scary, though it does star the lovely Sybil Seely. The Love Nest is set on board a cargo ship ruled by a tyrannical captain; there is some good humor in it.
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Mrs. M. Parker
5.0 out of 5 stars My Review!!
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2003
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Of all the Buster Keaton videos I've seen so far I think this was the best!!
It was just too funny. There was hardy a moment I wasen't laughing. One of my favorite parts was where Buster and the girl he's with are trying to find a safe place to sleep.
It's the kind of movie you have to see for you self: words can't discribe it exeped for, great and funny. and even those aren't enough. It was that good.
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BUISSON Jean-Luc
5.0 out of 5 stars Enfin !
Reviewed in France on February 28, 2021
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La croisière du Navigator, que je considère comme un des meilleurs Buster Keaton, enfin à nouveau disponible. Jusqu'à présent je ne disposais que de l'édition du "Cinéma du Monde" 11ème série.
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Jules 282
5.0 out of 5 stars Hubby is a big fan
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 11, 2020
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Bought for hubby, he is happy with it
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LSCC
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on August 10, 2014
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Everything fine!
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Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars A masterpiece!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 27, 2016
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Great film.Can't remember when I laughed so much!
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mr john popey
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 2, 2015
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