Andres Gomez10.0
TMDBJust amazing. Really, really impressive scenes with the railway engines and a physically incredible Keaton.
The General
Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.
1926•79 min
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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.
Director: Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton
Writers: Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton, Al Boasberg
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Reviews
CinemaSerf8.0
TMDBThere'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 girl…
James7.0
TMDBThis 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.
