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The General

The General

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 25, 1926

Runtime

1h 19m

Genres

Comedy, Action, Adventure, War

User Score

80%

Original Title

The General

Production Companies

Joseph M. Schenck Productions, Buster Keaton Productions

Director

Clyde Bruckman

Budget

$750,000

Revenue

$1,000,000

Description

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.