The General

[1927, Movie]

The General: Review

Poorly received on its initial release, THE GENERAL is now widely considered to be Buster Keaton's greatest film. The story of a Southern railroad engineer who becomes a Civil War hero, THE GENERAL is inarguably Keaton's most stirring movie, if not his greatest. (It is also the Keaton film that loses the most impact when viewed on a TV screen.) Marietta, Georgia, the spring of 1861: Young Johnnie Gray (Buster Keaton), a railroad man, loves only two things in life: "The Gene... read more

The General: Cast & Details

Year: 1927
Rated NR

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Cast
Buster Keaton: Johnnie Gray
Marion Mack: Annabelle Lee
Glen Cavender: Captain Anderson
Jim Farley: General Thatcher
Frederick Vroom: Southern General
Charles Smith: Annabelle's Father

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