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Cinematic background from The General 1926 - During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnny Gray's beloved locomotive, 'The General'—with Johnnie's lady love aboard an attached boxcar—and he single-handedly must do all in his power to both get The General back and to rescue Annabelle.

The General

1926

Action, Adventure, Comedy

Directors:

Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman

Writers:

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

Official poster of The General 1926 directed by Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A man sitting in front of an old steam engine train; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A man walking across a train tracks near a forest; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A black and white photo of a group of men with guns; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A man standing next to a train on a train track; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – An old steam train crossing a bridge over a river; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A black and white photo of people on horses in the water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A man and a woman standing next to each other in the woods; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – An old photo of an empty train track; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – An old photo of a young woman in a dress; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A man standing on top of a train track; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A black and white photo of a group of people riding horses; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A man with a bow tie is sitting in a train car; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A man holding a banjo near a large object; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A man standing on a boat in the water; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A woman standing next to a train on the train tracks; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A black and white photo of a man wearing a suit and a hat; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A man sitting on a bench next to a train; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A black and white photo of a woman in front of two other men; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A train is on a bridge over a body of water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – An old photo of a man walking down the street; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A man and a woman sitting on the ground; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A man standing on the side of a train looking out of the window; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A black and white photo of men on horseback in a town; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A group of people sitting on a train; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A black and white photo of two men standing next to an old train; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A black and white photo of a western town; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A man holding a rifle standing next to a wall; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A man standing on a train track next to a forest; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and hat; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A black and white photo of a group of men working on a train track; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – An old train is traveling down the tracks; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – An old steam engine train traveling through the woods; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A woman and a man working on an engine; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A man in a suit and tie looking at another man in a suit and tie; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – An old photo of a man hanging on to a wooden pole; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A black - and - white photo of a train on the tracks; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A man leaning on a bench under a table; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – An old photo of a woman sitting in a train car; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A man and a woman sitting on the front of an old train; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A man and a woman are standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A man standing on a train tracks near a train; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A man sitting on a bench next to an old train car; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A man standing in front of tents at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – An old photo of a man standing in front of a line of clotheslines; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – An old black and white photo of a person on a train; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – An old train is traveling down the train tracks; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – An old black and white photo of a man riding a train; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A man and a woman sitting on a couch in a room; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – An old photo of a woman standing on top of a boat; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A black and white photo of a group of men on bicycles; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A black and white photo of a man standing next to a train; Medium shot, High angle

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Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A black - and - white photo of a waterfall and a body of water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A black and white photo of a group of men standing next to each other; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A man standing next to a pile of wood on top of a boat; Wide shot, Low angle