The General

The tale of a lad, a lass and a locomotive. A century on from it’s release, directors Buster Keaton and Clyde Bruckman’s revered silent comedy THE GENERAL returns to cinemas. Hapless Southern railroad engineer Johnnie Gray is rejected from enlisting in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. When Johnny's fiancée, Annabelle Lee, is accidentally taken away while on a train stolen by Northern forces, Gray pursues the soldiers, using various modes of transportation in comic action scenes that highlight Keaton's boundless wit and dexterity. With standout performances from screen legend Buster Keaton and Marion Mack, THE GENERAL is an engaging and upbeat story with edge-of-your-seat excitement and stunningly conceived stunts and sight gags.