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The General
The General

8.0

The General

NR·1926·79m

Summary

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.

Crew

Director, Screenplay

Buster Keaton

Director, Screenplay

Clyde Bruckman

Adaptation

Al Boasberg

Adaptation

Charles Henry Smith

Book

William Pittenger

Reviews

t

tanty

February 26, 2016

10

Just amazing.

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

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

Budget:

$750,000.00

Revenue:

$1,000,000.00

Keywords

cannon
army
general
southern usa
spy
fiancé
bridge
engineer
attack
black and white
train
silent film
behind enemy lines
american civil war