The General

The General(1926)

NR
12/25/1926 (US)Action, Adventure, Comedy, War, Romance1h 19m
7.9

"Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter."

Overview

During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnny Gray's beloved locomotive, 'The General'—with Johnnie's lady love aboard an attached boxcar—and he single-handedly must do all in his power to both get The General back and to rescue Annabelle.

Clyde Bruckman

Director

Buster Keaton

Screenplay

Buster Keaton

Director

Clyde Bruckman

Screenplay

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Billy Crystal on Buster Keaton and THE GENERAL

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William Friedkin on Buster Keaton's THE GENERAL

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A review by Andres Gomez
10.0

Written on February 26, 2016

Just amazing.

Really, really impressive scenes with the railway engines and a physically incredible Keaton.