"The General"

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I have all the Buster Keaton silents and along with "Sherlock, Jr." this one is my favorite. Like all of Keaton, a child can understand the physics involved and the sheer dangerousness of his stunts still amazes. This one is about a stolen civil war Confederate locomotive and engineer Keaton's rescue of it. It is almost all chase, using authentic period engines and boxcars. Keaton went to great pains to be historicly accurate and that adds to the overall enjoyment. There is a train collapsing on a bridge scene that rivals the one in "...Kwai". If you only see one Keaton film, make sure it's this one. I watch it every year or so.

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Topic - "The General" - rico 10:40:17 04/04/05 (3)

Quite simply one of the truly great films of any genre.... - danj 19:40:36 04/04/05 (0)

Re: "The General" - kanesays 13:10:30 04/04/05 (1)

Re: Other great moments - rico 13:48:56 04/04/05 (0)

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