6.7
Cul-de-sac
1966
“Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.”
The General (1926)
December 25, 19261h 19mEN
7.9
1.4K 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.
Director
Clyde BruckmanWriters
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
Free
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
No Language
Budget
$750K
Revenue
$1.0M
Production Companies
Joseph M. Schenck ProductionsBuster Keaton Productions
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User Reviews
Andres Gomez
10.0Just amazing. Really, really impressive scenes with the railway engines and a physically incredible Keaton.
CinemaSerf
8.0There'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" and her family to think he is yella'! When the Yankees concoct a plan to steal his engine "The General" whilst she is travelling on it; he must use all his wits and guile to get them both back and is soon caught being enemy lines where he learns of their dastardly plan to attack. Can he get back with…
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James
7.0This 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.