Movie TV-G · 1926 · 67 min

The General

Buster Keaton's 1926 silent masterpiece. A Confederate engineer pursues his stolen locomotive through enemy territory during the Civil War.

Comedy Action
Use in the studio
Cast
Buster Keaton
Director
Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton Productions for United Artists, 1926; directed by Buster Keaton and Clyde Bruckman · Public domain in the US (copyright term expired) · Source

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  1. 0:00 Opening titles
  2. 1:09 Marietta, Georgia, 1861
  3. 4:59 Johnnie tries to enlist
  4. 11:45 The raiders' plan
  5. 13:17 The General is stolen
  6. 15:47 The chase north
  7. 31:16 Behind enemy lines
  8. 33:27 Night at the Union headquarters
  9. 38:30 Escape into the storm
  10. 42:40 Morning in the woods
  11. 45:31 Stealing the General back
  12. 47:15 The chase south
  13. 1:00:28 Burning the bridge
  14. 1:04:17 Warning the army
  15. 1:06:45 The battle at Rock River
  16. 1:13:36 Lieutenant Gray