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Spearheading the BFI’s Buster Keaton season is this 4K restoration of his 1926 masterpiece, a jaw-plunging blend of physical dexterity and bravura moviemaking.
On the eve of the US Civil War, Keaton’s train engineer is called into action when his beloved locomotive, The General, is stolen with the girl of his dreams, Annabelle (Marion Mack), on board.
Performing the stunts himself, Keaton’s gymnastic skills are unparallelled, but it’s his vision as a director that truly impresses – notably the spectacular bridge-set finale, a set-piece to rival anything D.W. Griffith ever mounted.
