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The General

Movie
1926
1h 19m
NR
English
Comedy, Action, Adventure, War
User Score: 
8.2
Critic Score: 
87
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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.
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The General

NR
Movie
1926
1h 19m
English
Comedy, Action, Adventure, War
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.
Rating
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8.2
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The General (1926) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
87

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Buster Keaton
Johnnie Gray
Marion Mack
Annabelle Lee
Glen Cavender
Captain Anderson
Jim Farley
General Thatcher
Frederick Vroom
A Southern General
Frank Barnes
Annabelle's Brother
Charles Henry Smith
Annabelle's Father
Joe Keaton
Union General
Mike Donlin
Union General
Tom Nawn
Union General
Jimmy Bryant
Raider (uncredited)
Budd Fine
Raider (uncredited)
Eddie Foster
Union Railroad Fireman (uncredited)
Frank Hagney
Confederate Recruiter (uncredited)
Ray Hanford
Raider (uncredited)
Jack Hanlon
Bit Part (uncredited)
Edward Hearn
Union Officer (uncredited)
Hilliard Karr
Soldier (uncredited)
Elgin Lessley
Union General Who Gives Command to ...
Louis Lewyn
Soldier (uncredited)
Jackie Lowe
Boy Who Follows Johnny (uncredited)
Charles Phillips
Raider (uncredited)
Al St John
Officer on Horseback (uncredited)
Written By: Buster Keaton (Screenplay), Clyde Bruckman (Screenplay)

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danielmarmol says...
9 years ago
One of the best silent films ever made. Buster Keaton is the man.
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Saint Pauly says...
5 years ago
While I'm not a fan of silent movies, I am a fan of Keaton's. That said, I wonder if it was problematic at the time to have a confederate soldier as the protagonist...
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JoeyvanAwesome says...
one year ago
I’m still not a fan of silent films, but this one is okay. It feels less silly compared to some of Chaplin’s films and I think I like that a bit more.
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Obione_TdG says...
2 years ago
A classic, which did not age well compared with other movies of similar age. A bit repetitive in its development, not necessarily always engaging in the action or in the comedy. But a very nice ending.
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drqshadow
6/10  5 years ago
Buster Keaton plays a mid-19th century train conductor who desperately wants to join the Confederate army to impress a girl. That determined drive, plus a set of unusual circumstances, sends him deep behind enemy lines amidst of a pair of wild railway chases, said girl on his arm, on an indirect rou More
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Andres Gomez
6 years ago
Just amazing.

Really, really impressive scenes with the railway engines and a physically incredible Keaton.
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JN2012
one year ago
This is Keaton’s masterpiece, a flawed one, yes. It’s not funny enough and the story could be developed more. But it is significant, flaws and all. The closest a film will ever get to flawed perfection.
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CinemaSerf
3 years ago
There's quite a lot going on here - it is certainly comedic, but there is also plenty of action and even some romance in this American Civil War story. Keaton ("Johnnie") has been deemed more important as a railroad engineer so was rejected as a soldier - but this causes his girlfriend "Annabelle" a More
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