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The General
Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.
Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, War - 1926
8.1
92%
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During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnnie 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.

Details

Rated:
Passed
Runtime:
79 min
Release date:
25 Dec 1926
Country:
US
Languages:
xx
Budget:
$750,000
Revenue:
$1,000,000
Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Only superlatives will do to describe Keaton's hilarious Civil War dramatic comedy.
– ,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
fresh:
[Keaton's films] have such a graceful perfection, such a meshing of story, character and episode, that they unfold like music.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
This is by no means so good as Mr. Keaton's previous efforts.
– Mordaunt Hall,
New York Times,
25 Mar 2006
fresh:
An almost perfect entertainment.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
11 Jan 2008
rotten:
The result is a flop.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
11 Jan 2008
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