The General (1926)
- Directed by
- Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman
- Genre
- silent film, war film, romantic comedy film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.9 of 10 from 1,423 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A train engineer chases after his stolen locomotive during the American Civil War. He gets caught up in a series of mishaps and adventures on both sides of the conflict.
fast-pacedcomediclight-heartedadventurouscharmingwhimsicalenergetic
What happens
The General is a 1926 American silent comedy film released by United Artists. 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, who also co-directed it along with Clyde Bruckman. At the time of its initial release, The General, made toward the end of the silent era, was not well received by critics and audiences, resulting in mediocre box office returns (about half a million dollars domestically, and approximately one million worldwide). Because of its huge budget ($750,000, supplied by Metro chief Joseph M. Schenck) and failure to turn a significant profit, Keaton lost his independence as a film maker and was forced into a restrictive deal with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. In 1954, the film entered the public domain in the United States because its claimant did not renew its copyright registration in the 28th year after publication. Over time, The General has come to be regarded by critics and filmmakers as one of the greatest films ever made. In 1989, the film was selected by the Library of Congress to be included in the first class of films for preservation in the United States National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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