Amongst the greatest of all silent comedies, The General isn't just important, it's bloody hilarious.
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04/02/08
The General (1927)
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Reviews Counted:36
Fresh:33
Rotten:3
Average Rating:8.8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 56 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: The two things engineer Johnny Gray (Buster Keaton) loves most in the world are his Southern belle sweetheart and his locomotive. When Northern spies steal the latter, the intrepid Confederate... [More]
Starring: Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Charles Smith, Frank Barnes
Director: Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman
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Reviews for The General
The General is inarguably Keaton's most stirring movie, if not his greatest.
01/01/00
Only superlatives will do to describe Keaton’s hilarious Civil War dramatic comedy.
06/24/06
Newcomers will doubtless be surprised at the excellent pacing of the action.
02/17/02
The General isn't likely to be the favorite opus of the star's purist fans, but it's the one with the trappings of ambition and historical poesy
11/11/08
One of the greatest comedies ever produced. It is Keaton at his inventive best.
01/27/06
No review available.
08/22/03
There’s no point sitting on the fence on this one. Buster Keaton's The General is a work of genius.
01/01/00
Keaton's most ambitious and one of his most rewarding.
10/14/02
Silent classic is one of Keaton's best
05/20/04
An almost perfect entertainment.
01/11/08
Top CriticThis is Buster Keaton's ageless masterpiece.
02/05/02
No review available.
06/19/05
No review available.
05/06/04
Ranks among the greatest movies ever made.
01/01/00
No review available.
10/11/02
Its peerless mixture of exciting action and kinetic comedy are one of moviedom’s supreme pleasures.
03/05/02
No review available.
07/09/04
Sure, it's got that cornball '20's dialogue and plays the underdog Confederacy as the heroes, but it's a truly fantastic piece of cinema.
06/15/01
Keaton at the top of his form.
11/05/02
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