It was inspired by the Great Locomotive Chase, a true story of an event that occurred during the American Civil War. The story was adapted from the 1889 memoir The Great Locomotive Chase by William Pittenger. The film stars Buster Keaton, …

With Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen Cavender, Jim Farley. After being rejected by the Confederate military, not realizing it was due to his crucial civilian role, an engineer must single-handedly recapture his beloved locomotive after it is seized by Union spies and return it …

A great Buster Keaton silent movie. In 1862, after spies steal his locomotive, The General, he wages a one-man battle to recover it. The copies...

1997年5月31日 · Consider an opening sequence in “The General” (1927), his masterpiece about a Southern railway engineer who has “only two loves in his life” — his locomotive and the beautiful Annabelle Lee. Early in the film, Keaton, dressed in his Sunday best, walks to his girl’s house.

This is the full Buster Keaton film The General from 1926 restored.

The General, American silent comedy film, released in 1927, starring and directed by comedian Buster Keaton, and cited by many film historians as one of the greatest American movies. It is set during the American Civil War (1861–65) and highlights the theme of personal redemption.

2022年2月25日 · One of the most revered comedies of the silent era, this film finds hapless Southern railroad engineer Johnny Gray (Buster Keaton) facing off against Union soldiers during the American Civil...

In The Navigator (1924), Keaton tamed an abandoned luxury liner and emerged with one of the biggest hits of his career. After making three features of a more modest scope, The General (1926) marked his return to filmmaking on an ambitious scale.

"The General", a classic silent comedy, lifted Buster Keaton from the ashes of oblivion decades after his name and legacy were forgotten. Audiences and critics in the 1920ies did not appreciate this extraordinary masterpiece, but Buster Keaton always regarded "The General" as his best film.

Credits Directed by: Buster Keaton and Clyde Bruckman Release Date: December 31, 1926 Length: 8 Reels (7500 feet) Starring Buster Keaton: Johnnie Gray Marion Mack: Annabelle Lee Charles Henry Smith: Her Father Frank Barnes: Her Brother Frank Agney: Recruiter Frederick Vroom: A Southern General Glen Cavender: Captain Anderson Jim Farley: General ...