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Consistently ranked among the greatest films ever made, Buster Keaton's The general is so brilliantly conceived and executed that it continues to inspire awe and laughter with every viewing. Rejected by the Confederate army, and taken for a coward by his beloved, young Johnny Gray is given a ch...

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Uniform Title:General (Motion picture : 1926)
Main Authors: Boasberg, Al, 1892-1937 (Adapter), Smith, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1865-1942 (Adapter)
Corporate Author: United Artists Corporation
Other Authors: Keaton, Buster, 1895-1966 (Director, Screenwriter, Actor), Bruckman, Clyde, 1894-1955 (Director, Screenwriter), Schenck, Joseph M., 1877-1961 (Producer), Mack, Marion, 1902-1989 (Actor), Cavender, Glen, 1883-1962 (Actor), Farley, Jim, 1882-1947 (Actor), Vroom, Frederick, 1857-1942 (Actor), Pittenger, William, 1840-1904
Format: Video
Language:No linguistic content
Language Notes:Silent film with musical accompaniment and English intertitles.
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
Subjects:
Locomotive engineers > Drama.
Railroad trains > Drama.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Drama.
Confederate States of America > History > Drama.
Silent films.
Comedy films.
American Civil War (1861-1865)
Locomotive engineers.
Railroad trains.
United States.
United States > Confederate States of America.
1861-1865
Streaming video.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
History.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Kanopy)
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Summary:Consistently ranked among the greatest films ever made, Buster Keaton's The general is so brilliantly conceived and executed that it continues to inspire awe and laughter with every viewing. Rejected by the Confederate army, and taken for a coward by his beloved, young Johnny Gray is given a chance to redeem himself when he wages a one-man war against Yankee spies who have stolen his locomotive.
Item Description:Title from title frames.
Originally produced in 1926.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 75 min.)