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The General

Directed by Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton

Release: 1926
Runtime: 78
Country: U.S.
Language: English intertitles.

 

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. This Kino Ultimate Disc Edition was mastered in HD from a 35mm archive print struck from the original camera negative.

Rejected by the Confederate army and taken for a coward by his beloved Annabelle Lee (Marion Mack), young Johnny Gray (Keaton) is given a chance to redeem himself when Yankee spies steal his cherished locomotive. Johnny wages a one-man war against hijackers, an errant cannon and the unpredictable hand of fate while roaring along the iron rails. "Every shot has the authenticity and the unassuming correct composition of a Mathew Brady Civil War photograph," wrote film historian David Robinson, "No one - not even Griffith or Huston and certainly not Fleming (Gone With the Wind) - caught the visual aspect of the Civil War as Keaton did."  New 2K restoration by Lobster Films coming soon!

 

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Technical Info

  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Color: Tinted B&W

playdates

Venue City Date
HUB Film Club Duncan 1623038400June 7 - September 24, 2021
Indiana University Cinema Bloomington 1611810000January 28 - March 4, 2021
Zinema 2 Duluth 1607403600December 8, 2020 - January 8, 2021