The General (1926)

#1107 worldwide · charting in 23 countries

Movie · 79 min · act, cmy, drm, rma, war, eur

The General poster

During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnny Gray's beloved locomotive, 'The General'—with Johnnie's lady love aboard an attached boxcar—and he single-handedly must do all in his power to both get The General back and to rescue Annabelle.

  • 8.1 IMDb
  • 7.9 TMDB
  • 92% Rotten Tomatoes
  • 76 JustWatch

Where to watch The General

Available on 6 platforms across 10 countries.

Chart positions today

Currently charting in 23 countries, best placed at #140 in Russia.

Available languages

Audio: English

Subtitles: English, Portuguese, Spanish

Chart history

The General has spent 0 days in a top 3, 2 days in a top 10 and 8 days in a top 100 across the markets we track. Its best position anywhere is #5.

Cast

Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen Cavender, Jim Farley, Frederick Vroom, Frank Barnes, Charles Henry Smith, Joe Keaton, Mike Donlin, Tom Nawn, Henry Baird, Joe Bricher, Jimmy Bryant, Sergeant Bukowski, C.C. Cruson, Jack Dempster, Keith Fennell, Budd Fine

Crew

Clyde Bruckman (director), Buster Keaton (director), Clyde Bruckman (screenplay), Buster Keaton (screenplay), Buster Keaton (producer), Joseph M. Schenck (producer)