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The General (1926)
2xDVD9 | VIDEO_TS | PAL 4:3 | 01:18:08 | 6,27 Gb + 7,45 Gb
Two Orchestral Scores: AC3 5.1/2.0 @ 448/192 Kbps | Subs: German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese,
Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Hungarian, Polish, Hebrew, Russian, Arabic, French, Esperanto
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
2xDVD9 | VIDEO_TS | PAL 4:3 | 01:18:08 | 6,27 Gb + 7,45 Gb
Two Orchestral Scores: AC3 5.1/2.0 @ 448/192 Kbps | Subs: German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese,
Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Hungarian, Polish, Hebrew, Russian, Arabic, French, Esperanto
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Director: Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton
Johnnie loves his train ("The General") and Annabelle Lee. When the Civil War begins he is turned down for service because he's more valuable as an engineer. Annabelle thinks it's because he's a coward. Union spies capture The General with Annabelle on board. Johnnie must rescue both his loves.
The original film has been digitally restored frame by frame on this special edition DVD and is accompanied by a symphonic score written and recorded by Joe Hisaishi, one of modern cinema's leading composers.
Buster Keaton is a railroad engineer in charge of a small but beautiful engine, The General. When war erupts, he seeks to enlist – but is rejected on the grounds that a good railroad engineer is more valuable to the South than another foot-soldier.![The General (1926) [Repost]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/6a/6c/00256c6a_medium.jpeg)
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Trouble is, the recruitment office doesn't bother telling him why he's rejected – he's just summarily kicked out of the office. As well as loving the General, he loves his girlfriend Annabelle. But Annabelle, having seen both her beloved brother and father enlist to fight the damn Yankees, now thinks Johnnie Gray is a coward. She'll have nothing to do with him until she sees him in uniform.![The General (1926) [Repost]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/6b/6c/00256c6b_medium.jpeg)
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But fate takes a strange hand. A band of Yankee soldiers disguised as civilians penetrate deep into Confederate country and steal the General. Annabelle is seized too, and taken along for the ride. So what can Johnnie Gray do, but use every means possible to chase after the two things he loves, and bring them back to the South – or die in the attempt.![The General (1926) [Repost]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/6c/6c/00256c6c_medium.jpeg)
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The story, surprisingly, is true. Buster Keaton based his classic 1927 movie on a true tale of Civil War bravery. And the result is sublime. Forget that this is a silent movie. This 1927 classic has more expression, movement and sheer beauty (along with its comedy) than 99 per cent of films made today.![The General (1926) [Repost]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/6d/6c/00256c6d_medium.jpeg)
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Part of the film's success comes from the still-astonishing story it tells. But its lasting appeal comes from the way it is told, with Buster Keaton, as director and star, confirming his place as the absolute top comedian of the silent era. Well, I'd place alongside him the blissful Laurel and Hardy – that's a very select Pantheon indeed.![The General (1926) [Repost]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/6e/6c/00256c6e_medium.jpeg)
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Keaton has been described as being a deadpan comic. But that's not the Keaton I recognise. His expressions are subtle, but always eloquent. And when in repose, his face has a strangely archaic Romantic-era beauty which serves to counterpoint his comedy.![The General (1926) [Repost]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/6f/6c/00256c6f_medium.jpeg)
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The film is told with rapidity but always intensely gracefully. Keaton was denied the use of the real General to tell this tale, and trekked out to Oregon, where old locomotives and narrow tracks still existed. The film abounds in stunts, most of them life-threatening, and all done by Keaton in person. But Keaton's physical sight-gags are a far cry from the usual slapstick comedy of the day – they're more balletic than physical – that they're dangerous concerns only Keaton, not us…….![The General (1926) [Repost]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/70/6c/00256c70_medium.jpeg)
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The cinematography throughout is just wondrous. Several commentators (including Orson Welles) compares the cinematography to the legendary Civil War still-photographs commissioned by or, in some cases, actually taken, by Mathew Brady. Most polls taken in the US still place The General in the top 100 movies of that country (well, they say of the world, but they are Americans, after all) and viewing this movie confirms its stature. Although very different in intent, it can be placed alongside classic European silent movies from masters such as Lang or Eisenstein.![The General (1926) [Repost]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/71/6c/00256c71_medium.jpeg)
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This is an essential part of any DVD movie collection. This is not only part of history, but is blissfully beautiful to view over and over again.
Get it. Only problem with the set is Disc Two's menu for extra features, which is more difficult to navigate than the Murray River on a dark night.
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Special Features:
DISC ONE:
- The Film
- Introduction by film historian David Robinson (5:48)
- "Recording the Joe Hisaishi Score" featurette (7:37)
- "Restoration of The General" featurette (2:08)
* Orchestral Dolby Digital 5.1 (2004 Joe Hisaishi score)
* Orchestral Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo (1995 Robert Israel score)
DISC TWO:
- "The Railrodder" (1965) short film (24:50)
- "Buster Keaton Rides Again" documentary about 'The railroader' short (55:30)
- "Filming The General" featurette (1:19)
- "Tinted Version" excerpts (6:44)
- Introduction by Orson Welles (10:47)
- Buster Keaton Video Filmography (11:32)
- "Return of the General" silent featurette (10:52)
- Theatrical trailer for the Disney version of the story "The Great Locomotive Chase" (3:55)
- "The Iron Mule" (1925) short film (13:28)
- "Alice's Tin Pony" (1925) Disney short film (6:05)
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