Film192679 min

The General

Name: The General
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, War
Released: 1926
Duration: 79 min
Cast: Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen Cavender, Jim Farley, Frederick Vroom

Taste attributes: actionadventurecomedydramawarespionagevehiclesfasttried & testedunsavouryrealisticlinearbig & variedall consuming questcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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"Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter."

Boxlist takeExpect a sweeping, conventional war film, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like comfort over surprises.

Pace: fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

8.1/10

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Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

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Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined

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Synopsis

During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnnie 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.

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