The General
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The General is a 1926 silent comedy film starring and co-directed by Buster Keaton, renowned for its inventive physical comedy and elaborate train-based stunts.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | silent comedy film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Great Locomotive Chase
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ⓘ
William Pittenger's memoir of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy |
Bert Haines
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ⓘ
Dev Jennings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coDirector |
Buster Keaton
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ⓘ
Clyde Bruckman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director |
Buster Keaton
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ⓘ
Clyde Bruckman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresVehicle | steam locomotive ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmMovement | silent era Hollywood cinema ⓘ |
| genre |
action film
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comedy ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| hasIntertitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| initialReception |
commercial disappointment
ⓘ
mixed critical reviews ⓘ |
| language | Silent ⓘ |
| laterReception | critical reappraisal as a masterpiece ⓘ |
| leadActor | Buster Keaton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Johnnie Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicForModernReleases | various later-composed scores for silent screenings ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | rescue of a stolen locomotive ⓘ |
| notableFor |
elaborate train-based stunts
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inventive physical comedy ⓘ large-scale locomotive crash sequence ⓘ |
| portraysCharacter | Buster Keaton as Johnnie Gray ⓘ |
| portraysEvent | fictionalized version of the Great Locomotive Chase ⓘ |
| producer | Joseph M. Schenck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Buster Keaton Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
one of Buster Keaton's most acclaimed films
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one of the greatest films of the silent era ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1926 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 75 minutes ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soundFilm | false ⓘ |
| star | Buster Keaton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
heroism and perseverance
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misunderstood hero ⓘ |
| title | The General NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
location shooting with real trains
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physical stunt comedy ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Silent film