MOVIE

The General

4.9
(9)
Rating
NR
Duration
1h 18m
Year
1926
Language
English

About

Rejected by the Confederate army and taken for a coward by his beloved Annabelle Lee (Marion Mack), young Johnny Gray (Keaton) is given a chance to redeem himself when Yankee spies steal his cherished locomotive. Johnny wages a one-man war against hijackers, an errant cannon and the unpredictable hand of fate while roaring along the iron rails. Consistently ranked among the greatest films ever made, Buster Keaton's THE GENERAL is so brilliantly conceived and executed that it continues to inspire awe and laughter with every viewing. This Kino Edition was mastered in HD from a 35mm archive print struck from the original camera negative.

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"Every shot has the authenticity and the unassuming correct composition of a Mathew Brady Civil War photograph."
David Robinson

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