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So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM

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A Turner Classic Movies (TCM) documentary about Keaton's discontented relationship with MGM and the events that eventually led to his career downfall.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 2004-12-07

Runtime: 38 mins

Director: Christopher Bird, Kevin Brownlow

Spoken language: English

Genres: Documentary, History

Original title: So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM

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