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The General

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

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Ratings & Reviews

TMDB
7.9/10
1,462 votes
Great
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Poor

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

Where to Watch The General

CountryStreamFreeRentBuy
United States of AmericaNR
Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus, FlixFling, Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Kino Film Collection, ArtiflixJustWatch TV, Kanopy, Hoopla, FlixHouse, Darkroom, FawesomeAmazon 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 Ads, ArtiflixJustWatch TVApple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTubeApple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube
CanadaG
Amazon Prime Video, FlixFling, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Artiflix, Kino Film CollectionJustWatch TV, HooplaApple TV Store, FlixFlingApple TV Store, FlixFling
AustraliaG
Amazon Prime Video, Beamafilm, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, ArtiflixJustWatch TV, Beamafilm, HooplaApple TV Store, Amazon Video, BeamafilmApple TV Store, Amazon Video
India
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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesNR
United KingdomU
CanadaG
AustraliaG
Germany6
FranceU
BrazilL
Denmark15

+6 more countries

Production

Directors

Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton

Writers

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

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 waramused

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