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Release Date: 1926-12-25
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TMDB Rating: 7.9/10 from 1,494 votes on TMDB
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This places it among the top-rated Comedy films of 1926 on Filmoria, based on current TMDB user ratings.
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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.
Tagline:Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.
Genres: Comedy|
War|
Romance|
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Release Date: 1926-12-25
Movie Revenue: $1000000
Movie Runtime: 79
Language: No Language
The General Box Office Collection: $750000
The General was released on 25 December 1926. It is a Comedy, War, Romance film with a running time of 79 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Our team at Filmoria keeps this page current with the latest streaming, cast and trailer information for The General.
Filmoria's Take: It is rated well above the average for a wide release. Now an established part of the catalogue rather than a new release. If you are into Comedy, it is worth a look.
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Just amazing. Really, really impressive scenes with the railway engines and a physically incredible Keaton.
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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" 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 his gal and tell his confederates of the Unionist plans? There is something about the quality of the images - they are pretty much prefect; even when the train in rattling along a-pace. There are loads of skirmishes supporting a properly constructed, and exciting, story with plenty of drama and sometimes some quite scary bits too, all jammed into just over an hour. The version I saw had been re-scored by Carl Davis and that added immeasurably to the pace and tension - and the romance - and helped create a superb piece of cinema.
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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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