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The General

1927·1h 18m·Passed
DramaAdventureWarActionComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 8.1/10
105,124 votes

After being rejected by the Confederate military, not realizing it was due to his crucial civilian role, an engineer must single-handedly recapture his beloved locomotive after it is seized by Union spies and return it through enemy lines.

The General is a 1927 drama adventure movie, starring Glen Cavender, Jim Farley, Marion Mack. It holds an IMDb rating of 8.1/10 from 105,124 votes and runs 1h 18m.

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Stars
Glen Cavender
Jim Farley
Marion Mack
Buster Keaton
Details
1927-01-02
78 min
Movie
Passed
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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