
The General Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.
During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnny 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.
Action
Adventure
Comedy
War
- Release Date
Dec 25, 1926
- Popularity: 6.3135
- 1,295 votes
- Directed by
Clyde BruckmanBuster Keaton
- Screenplay by
Clyde BruckmanBuster Keaton
- Productions
Joseph M. Schenck Productions (BR)Buster Keaton Productions (US)
- Budget 750.0 K
1.0 M
Duration: 1h 19 min
Top Cast
Crew & Team

Clyde Bruckman
Director

Buster Keaton
Director

Edward Hearn
Assistant Director
Trailer & Videos
- HDFeaturette
Billy Crystal on Buster Keaton and THE GENERAL
- HDTrailer
The General (1926) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers
- Featurette
William Friedkin on Buster Keaton's THE GENERAL
- Featurette
Critics' Picks - 'The General'