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The General

The General
by Buster Keaton1h371926United States
The General

Recommended byChristophe Gans, Cristian Mungiu, Luc Moullet, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, José Luis Guerín, William Friedkin, Christian Petzold, Paul Vecchiali, Michel Ocelot, Dominique and Fiona Abel & Gordon, Pete Docter, Elia Suleiman

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When Union spies steal an engineer's beloved locomotive, he pursues it single-handedly and straight through enemy lines.

Cast and crew

  • Credits

    • Distributor : Lobster
    • Production Compagny : Buster Keaton Productions, Joseph M. Schenck Productions
    • Producer : Buster Keaton, Joseph M. Schenck
    • Director : Buster Keaton
    • Scenario : Buster Keaton
    • Original Work Author : William Pittenger
    • Photo Director : Devereaux Jennings, Bert Haines
    • Set Decoration : Harry Roselotte
    • Costume Design : J.K. Pitcarin
    • Editing : Harry Barnes, Sherman Kell
    • Original Music : Joe Hisaishi

  • Technical details

    • Printed format : 35 mm
    • Sound mix : Stéréo 2.0
    • Year of production : 1926
    • French release date : 24 février 1927
    • Category : Feature film
    • Color : Black and White
    • Language : Silent

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