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The General
Johnnie loves two things: his train and the lovely Annabelle Lee. When the Civil War breaks out he enlists as a soldier, but it is decided that he is too valuable as an engineer. Annabelle thinks it is because he is a coward. When Union spies capture Johnnie with Annabelle on board, Johnnie 'The General' must rescue both his loves.
1875, Indiana, USA
30 May 1878, Peoria, Illinois, USA
19 September 1883, Tucson, Arizona, USA
4 August 1906, Russia
11 November 1857, Clement, Nova Scotia, Canada
8 April 1902
12 July 1866, Germany
September 6, 1888 in Dayton, Washington, USA
8 January 1882, Waldron, Arkansas, USA
6 July 1867, Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
20 March 1884, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
10 September 1893, Santa Ana, California, USA
January 23, 2014
The film boasts the most sustained passages of virtuoso slapstick genius Keaton ever shot, and an unflagging momentum that lets it get away with being a reel longer than most of his best-known pictures.January 23, 2014
This is a silent film worth making a noise about.June 24, 2006
Only superlatives will do to describe Keaton's hilarious Civil War dramatic comedy.September 05, 2011
[VIDEO ESSAY] There was only one Buster Keaton. "The General" is his swansong.January 01, 2000
[Keaton's films] have such a graceful perfection, such a meshing of story, character and episode, that they unfold like music.January 11, 2008
An almost perfect entertainment.September 23, 2014
In these times when all risk is assumed by CGI effects, Keaton's squealing funny, exquisitely timed, death-defying leaps are all the more breathtaking.March 25, 2006
This is by no means so good as Mr. Keaton's previous efforts.January 23, 2014
A hilarious comedy and a thrilling action film. The General has it all.June 25, 2011
One of Buster Keaton's most hilarious and most popular comediesJanuary 11, 2008
The result is a flop.January 20, 2014
A jaw-plunging blend of physical dexterity and bravura moviemaking.