The General (1927)

USA, 100 min
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Original title The General
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Swedish release 1927-02-28

Cast

Buster Keaton
Johnnie Gray, anställd vid Western and Atlantic Railroad /W&ARR/ som förare av loket The General

Marion Mack
Annabelle Lee, hans fästmö

Glen Cavender
kapten Anderson, nordstatsspion

Jim Farley
general Thatcher, nordstatsgeneral som tillfångatas av Johnnie

Frederick Vroom
en sydstatsgeneral

Charles Henry Smith (as Charles Smith)
Annabelles far

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Titles

Original title
  • The General
Swedish release title
  • Så går det till i krig
Distribution title
  • Generalen (Danmark)
  • Kenraali (Finland)
  • Der General (Tyskland/Österrike)
  • A general (Brasilien)
  • A glória de Pamplinas (Portugal)
  • A generális (Ungern)
  • Come vinsi la guerra (Italien)
  • El maquinista de la general (Spanien)
  • General (Polen)
  • Il generale (Italien)
  • Le mécano de la "Général" (Frankrike)
  • Генералът (Bulgarien)
  • Frigo na mašině (Tjeckoslovakien)
  • Kindral (Estland)
  • O Στρατηγός (Grekland)
  • הגנרל (Israel)
  • キートン将軍 (Japan)
  • Generał (Polen)
  • Генерал (Ryssland)
  • 將軍號 (Kina)

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Production Manager
  • Lou Anger (production supervisor - ej krediterad)
Director of Photography
Film Editor
Assistant Director
Technical Advisor
Technical Director
Second Unit Director
Script Supervisor
Special Effects
Adaptation
Production Coordinator
Unit Manager
Production Accountant
Production Secretary
Unit Publicist
Camera Operator
Still Photographer
Assistant Cameraman
Gaffer
Key Grip
Set Decorator
Propman
Assistant Property Master
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Construction Coordinator
Costume Assistant
Make-up Assistant
Assistant Film Editor
Other Crew

Cast

Buster Keaton Johnnie Gray, anställd vid Western and Atlantic Railroad /W&ARR/ som förare av loket The General
Marion Mack Annabelle Lee, hans fästmö
Glen Cavender kapten Anderson, nordstatsspion
Jim Farley general Thatcher, nordstatsgeneral som tillfångatas av Johnnie
Frederick Vroom en sydstatsgeneral
Charles Henry Smith (as Charles Smith) Annabelles far
Frank Barnes Annabelles bror
Joe Keaton (as Joseph "Joe" Keaton) nordstatsgeneral
Mike Donlin nordstatsgeneral
Tom Nawn nordstatsgeneral
- Ej krediterade:
Jack Low (as Jackie Lowe) pojke som följer Johnnie i filmens inledning
Jackie Hanlon pojke som följer Johnnie i filmens inledning
Frank Hagney värvningssergeanten
Ross McCutcheon anfallare från nordstatssidan
Charles Phillips anfallare från nordstatssidan
Jack Dempster anfallare från nordstatssidan
Red Thompson anfallare från nordstatssidan
Anthony Harvey anfallare från nordstatssidan
Ray Hanford anfallare från nordstatssidan
Tom Moran anfallare från nordstatssidan
Budd Fine anfallare från nordstatssidan
Jimmie Bryant anfallare från nordstatssidan
Al Hanson anfallare från nordstatssidan
Red Rial anfallare från nordstatssidan
Henry Baird soldat
Joe Bricher soldat
Keith Fennell soldat
Hilliard Karr soldat
Louis Lewyn soldat
Billy Lynn soldat
James Walsh soldat
Ronald Gilstrap nordstatssoldat
Harold Terry nordstatssoldat
John Wilson nordstatssoldat
Sergeant Bukowski officer
Captain C.C. Cruson officer
Edward Hearn nordstatsofficer
Boris Karloff nordstatsofficer
Al St. John officer till häst
Eddie Foster brandman
Elgin Lessley nordstatsgeneralen som kommenderar broöverfart
Jean Woodward ej identifierad roll

Companies

Production Company Buster Keaton Productions Inc.
Copyright Joseph M. Schenck Enterprises, Inc. 1926-12-22 LP23453
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) United Artists AB 1927
Distributor in Sweden (DCP) Nonstop Entertainment AB 2019

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 38551
Date 1927-02-18
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 2165 meters
Censored length 2140 meters


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.33:1
Sound type Silent
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 20
Length in metres 2286 meter
Length in minutes 100 min
Reels 8 reels


Original work

Original title Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure (Book)
Author William Pittenger


Production location

USA 1926-06-08 1926-09-18
Eugene, Oregon USA
Row River nära bosättningen Culp Creed Cottage Grove, Oregon USA (Culp Creed ligger ca 3 mil öster om Cottage Grove)
McKenzie River, Oregon USA
Row River, Oregon USA
Santa Monica, Kalifornien USA

Release dates

First showing 1926-12-31 Tokyo Japan
Other showing 1927-01-17 London United Kingdom (engelsk premiär)
1927-02-05 New York City, New York USA (amerikansk premiär)
Release in Sweden 1927-02-28 Arcadia Stockholm Sweden 78 min
1927-02-28 Skandia Stockholm Sweden 78 min
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2002-11-06
TV showing 2005-01-05 SVT1 Sweden 76 min
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2008-02-07
2010-09-02
2010-09-11
2010-10-16
Cinematheque screening 2014-02-16 Filmhuset Stockholm Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2014-02-16
2014-10-26
Cinematheque screening 2019-03-24 Filmhuset Stockholm Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2019-03-24

Related films

Precious Images (1986) The General (1927)

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2128


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Scripts

Script type Dialoglista
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


Other manifestations of this work

Internet

Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.78:1
Sound type Sound
Colour type Black and white
Frames per second 25
Length in minutes 76 min


Holdings Film

Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial


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