The General (U)

Director: Buster Keaton and Clyde Bruckman
Starring: Buster Keaton, Marian Mack, Joe Keaton
USA, 1926, 1 hour 24 minutes

Set in the Civil War, Buster risks life, limb and love as he pursues his beloved railway engine that has been hijacked by Northern spies. The result is everything you could wish for: witty, dramatic, visually stunning, full of subtle, delightful human insights, and constantly hilarious. Remembered for his deadpan face in response to the tricks of malignant fate, Keaton was a profound comic genius with a bleak, absurdist vision of the world, whose artistry and humour remain timeless.

Special Buster Keaton evening with live piano accompaniment by Paul Shallcross.

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