Product Information
One of Buster Keaton's best efforts, this film has been called "the last great comedy of the silent screen." It's a Civil War story, with Keaton as a Confederate train engineer in search of his train. A frantic chase involves Keaton on the trail of Union soldiers, who in turn chase him. The plot is based on a true incident.Product Identifiers
ProducerBuster Keaton, Joseph M. Schenck
EAN0738329063726
eBay Product ID (ePID)2324565865
Product Key Features
ActorMarion Mack, Richard Allen, Joseph Keaton, Glen Cavender, Fred Vroom
Film/TV TitleThe General
DirectorBert Haines, Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman
LanguageEnglish
Run Time78 Min
Aspect Ratio4:3
FormatDVD
GenreMilitary/War, Action, Adventure, Romance, Comedy, Adaptation
StudioKino
Sub-GenreTrains, Silent
Additional Product Features
Unit Quantity2
Release Year1927
ComposerLee Erwin, Joe Hisaishi
ScreenwriterBuster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman
SoundDolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Original LanguageEn
EditorBuster Keaton
WriterBuster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman