The General
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Keaton’s best, and arguably the greatest screen comedy ever made. Against a meticulously evoked Civil War background, Buster risks life, limb and love as he pursues his beloved railway engine, hijacked by Northern spies up to no good for the Southern cause. The result is everything one could wish for; witty, dramatic, visually stunning, full of subtle, delightful human insights, and constantly hilarious. Cast includes Buster Keaton and Marion Mack. Rated: G
Credits
- Directed by
- Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton
- Written by
- Buster Keaton, Al Boasberg, Paul Girard Smith, Clyde Bruckman, Charles Henry Smith, William Pittenger
- Cast
- Buster Keaton, Al St. John, Boris Karloff, Charles Henry Smith, Marion Mack, Joe Keaton, Glen Cavender, James Farley, Frank Hagney, Frederick Vroom
- Produced by
- Buster Keaton, Joseph M. Schenck
- Cinematography
- Devereux Jennings, Bert Haines
- Music
- Carl Davis
- Edited by
- Buster Keaton, Sherman Kell
Copyright
Copyright status (Wikidata): public domain
Sources
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