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When the American Civil War breaks out, a confederate railroad engineer must revolt against Northern spies when they steal the locomotive carrying his fiancée.

1927 · 1h 19m
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The General

Comedy

When the American Civil War breaks out, a confederate railroad engineer must revolt against Northern spies when they steal the locomotive carrying his fiancée.

COMMON SENSE

Buster Keaton's famous train film glorifies the Confederacy.

TOMATOMETER
Average 9.7
Reviews 63
Fresh 58
Rotten 5

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Studio
Joseph M. Schenck Productions
Released
1927
Run Time
1 hr 19 min
Rated
Unrated
Region of Origin
United States
© 1926 © 1926 Joseph M. Schenck Productions

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Original Audio
English
Audio

English (AAC)

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English (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.