The General (1926)

Movie Details

Original Title The General

Original Language EN

Budget $750,000

Revenue $1,000,000

Status Released

Popularity 2.0

Cast

Buster Keaton

Johnnie Gray

Popularity: 0.7

Marion Mack

Annabelle Lee

Popularity: 4.4

Glen Cavender

Captain Anderson

Popularity: 0.3

Jim Farley

General Thatcher

Popularity: 0.3

Frederick Vroom

A Southern General

Popularity: 1.2

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Frank Barnes

Annabelle's Brother

Popularity: 0.1

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Charles Henry Smith

Annabelle's Father

Popularity: 0.3

Joe Keaton

Union General

Popularity: 0.6

Mike Donlin

Union General

Popularity: 0.6

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Tom Nawn

Union General

Popularity: 0.1

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Henry Baird

Soldier (uncredited)

Popularity: 0.0

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Joe Bricher

Soldier (uncredited)

Popularity: 0.1

Key Crew

Director Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton

Screenplay Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman

Editor Buster Keaton, Sherman Kell

Producer Buster Keaton, Joseph M. Schenck

Production

Joseph M. Schenck Productions

Buster Keaton Productions

Videos & Trailers

Billy Crystal on Buster Keaton and THE GENERAL

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The General 1927 Movie Trailer

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Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

Andres Gomez 10/10

Feb 26, 2016

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

CinemaSerf 8/10

Jun 6, 2022

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 ... Read more

James 7/10

Oct 28, 2023

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.