The General

The General
7.9

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Directed by: Clyde Bruckman

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.

The General

Reviews (3)

  • Andres Gomez (Rated: 10)

    Just amazing.

    Really, really impressive scenes with the railway engines and a physically incredible Keaton.

  • CinemaSerf (Rated: 8)

    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" a...

  • James (Rated: 7)

    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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