The General

The General

An imaginative masterpiece of dead-pan Buster Keaton comedy, generally regarded as one of the greatest of all silent comedies (and Keaton's own favorite) - and undoubtedly the best train film ever made. The Civil War adventure-epic classic was made toward the end of the silent era. Posters describing the slapstick film heralded: "Love, Locomotives and Laughs."

 

Please note: this is a Desert Island Film screening, tickets are on sale to the public in the usual way, subject to availability.

 

DESert island film dedication

"Adrian is celebrating his 75th with this film. In 1959 he started Bart's Hospital Film Society partly to show films he wanted to see and this was the most memorable!"

Dates / Times

This film was last shown at Showroom on 12 Feb 2012

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Director
Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton
Country
USA
Year
1926
Duration
79 mins
Cast
Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen Cavender