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The General

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The GeneralRating: U 5+

3.5133 out of 5 113 Votes (Members)
Duration
75 mins
Year
1926
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Cast

Mixing wild hilarity with amazing stunts, The General stars silent comedy legend Buster Keaton as Johnny Gray. In the American civil war, a mix-up leads Johnny's sweetheart Annabelle to decide that he's a coward. But when the enemy steal his beloved train engine The General, and with it kidnap Annabelle, Johnny is determined to get them both back. What follows is a brilliant comedy full of daredevil antics that will have you laughing and gasping at the same time.

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What you say

  • I loved it.It was very funny and made me laugh alot too! It was amazing.

    Vicky (11)

Reviews

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  • Maisie, 10

    3 out of 5
    By
    Maisie, 10
    Date
    2012-03-17 20:41:01

    I thought this film was ok , but i might recommend it to some people who like humor.I did like it

  • William, 6

    5 out of 5
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    William, 6
    Date
    2012-03-13 18:37:14

    I love it when they defeated the bad guys because he would go to shoot one way then it would go another but would still kill the bad guy

  • Luke, 10

    1 out of 5
    By
    Luke, 10
    Date
    2012-03-08 13:21:28

    i liked it but i didnt .
    i liked it because some parts were funny.
    it was black and white and also silent.
    i wouldnt want to watch it again!!!!!!!!

  • ElijahP-W, 9

    4 out of 5
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    ElijahP-W, 9
    Date
    2012-03-07 20:00:30

    l can see why he is nicknamed old stone face because he has the same expression on all the time, even when risky things are happening to him. I quite enjoyed it, it was easy to follow, even though it was a black and white, silent film.


  • Jessica, 9

    4 out of 5
    By
    Jessica, 9
    Date
    2012-03-06 17:31:27

    I thought it was very funny and clever.I think it would be better if it had talking in it and had colour in it! My favourite bit was when he was going back to his camp.

  • Noshin, 12

    1 out of 5
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    Noshin, 12
    Date
    2011-07-11 13:42:07

    This film is about a man called Johnny Gray who loves two things:his train and Annabelle. They both get kidnapped so Johnny goes on a rescue mission to get them back and finds out what the enemy are planning and help stop them. My opinion is that it's a really boring film because it's in black and white, you can't hear what they are saying and it seems so obvious what's going to happen at the end as you know that if ther's a girl involved the man will always get the girl in the end and he'll get rewarded for what he's done. I would recommend this to anyone who likes old films, however people who don't like films that are like this then I strongly recommend that you don't watch it otherwise you'll feel like your wasting your time watching it.

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