The General

Here's a movie that knows exactly what it is and does not care what you think. A Confederate train engineer pursues Union spies who have stolen his locomotive and, purely coincidentally, his girl. It is difficult to imagine a better silent film about trains, or a more earnest one.

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Buster Keaton directed The General in 1926. See Buster Keaton's full filmography, where to start with Buster Keaton, or where to go after you've seen everything by Buster Keaton.

The General was released in 1926 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 79 minutes.