Buster Keaton stars as Johnnie Gray, a locomotive driver in the American South during the Civil War. When his favourite engine, ‘The General’, is stolen by Yankee spies with his on-again-off-again girlfriend Annabelle aboard, Keaton gives chase in another engine, ‘The Texas’.
Shot using real engines on real locations, the choreography – of the chase scenes especially – is nothing less than jaw-dropping. The slapstick too, is some of the best of Keaton’s career, and the pacing as breathless as that of today’s thrillers.
Watch it here with an experimental, but melodic, electronic score composed and performed by Haiku Salut.
Barbican Cinemas
Silent Film & Music: The General + Live music
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Regarded by many as Buster Keaton’s greatest achievement, and reportedly his own personal favourite, The General is equal parts comedy and action-adventure.
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