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The General is a 1926 American silent film released by United Artists. It was inspired by the Great Locomotive Chase, a true story of an event that occurred during the American Civil War. The story was adapted from the 1889 memoir The Great Locomotive Chase by William Pittenger.
A silent film about an engineer who tries to rescue his locomotive and his girlfriend from Union spies during the Civil War. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this 8.1-rated masterpiece of slapstick and invention.
- (99K)
- Action, Adventure, Comedy
- Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton
- 1927-01-02
The story of Dubliner Martin Cahill, who pulled off two daring robberies but came into conflict with members of his gang and attracted attention from the police and the IRA, and whose dealings with the UVF ultimately led to his downfall.
Dec 18, 1998 · The General is a film directed by John Boorman about Martin Cahill, a Dublin gangster who pulled off two daring robberies in Ireland. The film stars Brendan Gleeson, Adrian Dunbar, Sean McGinley and Maria Doyle Kennedy.
- (9.3K)
- Biography, Crime, Drama
- John Boorman
- 1998-12-18
The real-life story of Dublin folk hero and criminal Martin Cahill, who pulled off two daring robberies in Ireland with his team, but attracted unwanted attention from the police, the I.R.A., the U.V.F., and members of his own team.
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- John Boorman
- 15
- 5
Johnnie Gray is an engineer on his train, The General, on the Western and Atlantic railroad. When war is declared between North and South he does his best to sign up with the Confederate army but is refused because he's in a designated occupation.
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Taking inspiration from a real Civil War incident when Union soldiers hijacked a Confederate train, The General was silent comedian Buster Keaton’s most grandly conceived project.
