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The General is a 1926 American silent 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.
A silent film about a Confederate engineer who tries to rescue his beloved train and his girlfriend from Union spies during the Civil War. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this action adventure comedy masterpiece.
- (99K)
- Action, Adventure, Comedy
- Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton
- 1927-01-02
Dec 18, 1998 · The General: Directed by John Boorman. With Brendan Gleeson, Adrian Dunbar, Sean McGinley, Maria Doyle Kennedy. The real-life story of Dublin folk hero and criminal Martin Cahill, who pulled off two daring robberies in Ireland with his team, but attracted unwanted attention from the police, the I.R.A., the U.V.F., and members of his own team.
- (9.3K)
- Biography, Crime, Drama
- John Boorman
- 1998-12-18
Jul 22, 2017 · This is the full Buster Keaton film The General from 1926 restored.
- 79 min
- 122.9K
- Awareness Bureau
The story of Dubliner Martin Cahill, who pulled off two daring robberies but came into conflict with members of his gang and attracted attention from the police and the IRA, and whose dealings with the UVF ultimately led to his downfall.
Apr 17, 2022 · When union spies steal his locomotive (along with his girlfriend), a plucky railway engineer pursues them doggedly across enemy lines. Containing one of the most memorable chase sequences in the history of filmmaking, The General is widely considered to be Keaton’s masterpiece.
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May 31, 1997 · Consider an opening sequence in "The General” (1927), his masterpiece about a Southern railway engineer who has "only two loves in his life” -- his locomotive and the beautiful Annabelle Lee. Early in the film, Keaton, dressed in his Sunday best, walks to his girl's house.
