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The General

Name: The General
Genre: Comedy, War, Romance
Released: 1926-12-25
Duration: 79 min
Rating: 7.9

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

7.9 / 10 (1,464 votes)

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.

Release Date December 25, 1926

Runtime 79 min

Genres Comedy, War, Romance

Status Released

Budget $750,000

Box Office $1,000,000

Trailers & Videos

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Train Chase Scene | Buster Keaton Uncouples the Soldiers’ Carriage

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Masters of Cinema Limited Edition UHD Blu-ray Unboxing

Featurette

Buster Keaton Rejected from the Army – Enlistment Scene

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Buster Keaton Clears the Tracks – Iconic Train Scene

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Teaser

Billy Crystal on Buster Keaton and THE GENERAL

Featurette

Trailer

William Friedkin on Buster Keaton's THE GENERAL

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Related Topics & Tags

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