The General

Name: The General
Director: Buster Keaton,Clyde Bruckman
Released: 1926-12-25T00:00:00Z

During America’s Civil War Union spies steal engineer Johnnie Gray's (Buster Keaton's) beloved locomotive The General and he single-handedly must do all in his power to get it back. Released throughout most of the world in 1927, this Silent comedy-action film flopped when originally released, but now is regarded as one of the great American motion pictures. The story is based on actual historic events.

Runtime: 79

Release date: 1926-12-25

<article> <figure> <img src="http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w780/h68ilwiTesb5wmDgy2mHYkVuOBP.jpg" title='The General' alt='The General'/> </figure> <h1>The General</h1> <p>During America’s Civil War Union spies steal engineer Johnnie Gray's (Buster Keaton's) beloved locomotive The General and he single-handedly must do all in his power to get it back. Released throughout most of the world in 1927, this Silent comedy-action film flopped when originally released, but now is regarded as one of the great American motion pictures. The story is based on actual historic events.</p> <details><summary>Runtime: 79</summary> <summary>Release date: 1926-12-25</summary></details> </article>