| Edition |
Full uncut director's version. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
Allied Artists classics |
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Allied Artists classics.
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| System Details |
DVD ; Dolby stereo. |
| Note |
"Selected by the Library of Congress for the National Film Registry." -- Container. |
| Cast |
Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Charles Smith, Frank Barnes, Glen Cavender, Jim Farley, Frederick Vroom, Joe Keaton, Mike Donlin, Tom Nawn. |
| Credits |
Original piano score by, William Perry. |
| Note |
A DVD release of the 1927 silent motion picture. |
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Based on Al Boasberg and Charles Smith's adaptation of The great locomotive chase by William Pittenger. |
| Summary |
Comedy based on the Civil War hijacking of the Confederate supply train The General by Union spy, Captain Anderson and his men. Buster Keaton, with his famous comedic stunts, plays the engineer who rescues the heroine and the train. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Language |
Silent film with English subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Pittenger, William, 1840-1904 -- Film adaptations.
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Locomotive engineers -- Drama.
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Railroad trains -- Drama.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Drama.
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Confederate States of America -- History -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Silent films.
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Comedy films.
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| Added Author |
Keaton, Buster, 1895-1966.
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Bruckman, Clyde, 1894-1955.
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Mack, Marion, 1902-1989.
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Cavender, Glen, 1883-1962.
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Farley, J. L. (James L.), 1882-1947.
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Vroom, Frederick, 1857-1942.
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Keaton, Joe, 1867-1946.
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Pittenger, William, 1840-1904.
Great locomotive chase.
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Allied Artists Entertainment, Inc.
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| Standard No. |
086624499338 |
| Music No. |
49933 Allied Artists Entertainment |
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