Bibliograph

The General, written and directed by Buster Keaton and Clyde Bruckman

Type

Label

The General, written and directed by Buster Keaton and Clyde Bruckman

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

The General

Oclc number

476874990

Responsibility statement

written and directed by Buster Keaton and Clyde Bruckman

Runtime

Summary

Rejected by the Confederate army and taken for a coward by his beloved Annabelle Lee (Marion Mack), young Johnny Gray (Keaton) is given a chance to redeem himself when Yankee spies steal his cherished locomotive. Johnny wages a one-man war against hijackers, an errant cannon and the unpredictable hand of fate while roaring along the iron rails. "Every shot has the authenticity and the unassuming correct composition of a Mathew Brady Civil War photograph," wrote film historian David Robinson, "No one - not even Griffith or Huston and certainly not Fleming (Gone With the Wind) - caught the visual aspect of the Civil War as Keaton did."--cover

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

Contributor

Subject

Content