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The General

1926 79 min Action, Adventure, Comedy, War, Romance, Drama

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.

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budget $750,000 earnings $1,000,000 return 1.3x

director Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton

writers Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton

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Masters of Cinema 100th Anniversary Trailer trailer
The General (1926) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers trailer
The General 1927 Movie Trailer trailer
Buster Keaton Clears the Tracks – Iconic Train Scene clip
15 sec Trailer teaser
Billy Crystal on Buster Keaton and THE GENERAL featurette
William Friedkin on Buster Keaton's THE GENERAL featurette
Critics' Picks - 'The General' featurette

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