The General

A screening of Buster Keaton’s critically-acclaimed 1926 silent comedy, which was inspired by the Great Locomotive Chase, a true story from the American Civil War.

After being rejected by the Confederate military, not realising 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.

Directed by Buster Keaton (1926). Film duration: 1 hour 19 minutes. Certificate U.