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The General

"Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter."

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Ratings & Reviews

TMDB
7.9/10
1,377 votes
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Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$750,000

Production Cost

Worldwide

$1.0M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$250,000

ROI: +33%

Budget Recovery133% of budget
$0|Budget: $750,000|Revenue: $1.0M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

26.3K

Daily Avg

446

7-Day Trend

+5%
30 days agoToday
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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Cottage Grove
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2 Locations Found

Story Setting

Set In
Tennessee

Themes & Subjects

#train

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Devereux JenningsBert Haines

Film Editing

Sherman KellBuster Keaton

Music / Score

Carl Davis

Distributors

NetflixUnited Artists

Technical Specifications

Color

black-and-white

Aspect Ratio

4:3

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The General

CountryStreamFreeRentBuy
United States of AmericaNR
Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, Criterion Channel, MGM Plus, Philo, FlixFling, Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Kino Film CollectionKanopy, Hoopla, JustWatch TV, FlixHouse, Plex, Plex Channel, Darkroom, Fawesome, ArtiflixAmazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFlingAmazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
United KingdomU
Amazon Prime Video, MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with AdsJustWatch TV, Plex, ArtiflixApple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTubeApple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube
CanadaG
Amazon Prime Video, Criterion Channel, FlixFling, Amazon Prime Video with AdsHoopla, Plex, JustWatch TV, ArtiflixApple TV Store, FlixFlingApple TV Store, FlixFling
AustraliaG
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India
Plex, JustWatch TV, Plex Channel, Artiflix
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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesNR
United KingdomU
CanadaG
AustraliaG
Germany6
FranceU
Austria12
BrazilL

+7 more countries

Production

Directors

Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton

Writers

Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman, Charles Henry Smith, William Pittenger, Al Boasberg

Production Companies

Joseph M. Schenck ProductionsBuster Keaton Productions

Cast

Buster Keaton photo

Buster Keaton

Johnnie Gray

Marion Mack photo

Marion Mack

Annabelle Lee

Glen Cavender photo

Glen Cavender

Captain Anderson

Jim Farley photo

Jim Farley

General Thatcher

Frederick Vroom photo

Frederick Vroom

A Southern General

No Image

Frank Barnes

Annabelle's Brother

No Image

Charles Henry Smith

Annabelle's Father

Joe Keaton photo

Joe Keaton

Union General

Mike Donlin photo

Mike Donlin

Union General

No Image

Tom Nawn

Union General

No Image

Henry Baird

Soldier (uncredited)

No Image

Joe Bricher

Soldier (uncredited)

Tags & Keywords

cannonarmygeneralsouthern usaspyfiancébridgeengineerattackblack and whitetrainsilent filmbehind enemy linesamerican civil war

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