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The General

Summary: After being rejected by the Confederate military, not realizing it was due to his crucial civilian role, an engineer must single-handedly recapture his beloved locomotive after it is seized by Union spies and return it through ene...
Runtime: 1 h 18 min
MPAA: Passed

Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 750,000
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1860s19th centuryabsurdismaccidental shootingacornacorn falling on someone's headactor performing own stuntsadmired by a childamerican civil waranimal traparm in a slingarm woundarmyarsonattackaxebaggage carbandaged arm in a slingbarrelbartenderbased on bookbased on memoirbased on true storybattering rambattlebattle of fort sumterbayonetbearbear trapbehind enemy linesbending a train track railbicyclebig shantyblack and whiteblack and white filmblack bearblowing up a dambound and gaggedboxcarboybraverybreaking and enteringbridgebridge collapsebridge on firebroombrother sister relationshipbuglebuglerburning a bridgeburning rail carcamera shot of an eyecannoncannonballcanoncaptaincaptivitycaptured generalcarried over someone's shouldercaught in a bear trapcaught in a leg hold trapcaught in a trapcaught in the raincavalrychasechattanooga tennesseechopping woodcigar burncigar smokingcivil warclimbing in a windowclimbing out a windowclimbing through a windowconfederate armyconfederate battle flagconfederate flagconfederate soldierconfederate states of americacovered bridgecovered wagoncutting a telegraph wiredamdam burstdam collapsedam explosiondamsel in distressdeath of motherdestruction of a bridgedisgracedisguisedoor knockerdressed in enemy uniformdumping cargoenemy raidengine driverengineerenlistingenlisting in armyenlisting in the armyenlistmentenlistment in army refusedenlistment officeescapeexplosionfallfalling into a holefalling into mudfalling into waterfalling off a bicyclefalling off a logfalling off a porch stepfarcefather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipfemale tied upfirefirst in lineflagfloodfloodingfoot caught in a trapfoot caught in an animal trapfoot caught in animal trapfoot caught in trapfording a riverforestfort sumter south cariolinageneralgeorgia usagirlgreat locomotive chaseguardgunfiregunnysackhand carhand over mouthhandcarhands held over headheld at gunpointherohiding in a freight carhiding in a sackhiding under a tablehijacked trainhijacking a trainhit on the headhit on the head with an acornhorsehorse and carriagehorse and wagonhorseback ridinghungerimpersonating a soldierinfiltrationjumping into a riverjumping into waterjumping off a bridgejumping off a trainjumping onto a trainkentuckykidnappingkissknocked outknocked unconsciouslanternlieutenantlightninglightning strikeliterally kicked outlocked in a roomlocomotivelostmapmarietta georgiamason dixon linemen carrying a womanmilitary encampmentmilitary enlistmentmilitary uniformmistaken identitymortarmurdernational film registryovenpassenger trainpenny farthing bicycleperson in a sackphotographphotograph of girlfriendphysical comedypost officepratfallprisoner of warpulling down a telegraph polepursuitrail car derailmentrail gunsrailroadrailroad bridgerailroad hand carrailroad water stoprailwayrailway chaserailway journeyrainrecruitmentrescueretreatrifleriverrock river bridgerunningrunning after a trainrural settingsabotagesabotaging railroad tracksalutesalutingsandbagsentryshamesharpshootershootingshot with a cannonsight gagsilent comedysilent filmslapstickslapstick comedysleepsleepingsleeping on the floorsmall townsneezesneezingsoldiersoldier capturedsplashed with watersplit rail fencesprayed with waterspystabbed in the butt with a swordstealing a trainsteam enginesteam locomotivesteam trainstepped onsuitorsupply trainsurprise attackswordtelegraphtelegraph operatortennesseetenttheftthiefthrown outthunderstormtop hattraintrain accidenttrain car explosiontrain car on firetrain chasetrain conductortrain crashtrain drivertrain enginetrain engineertrain falling into a rivertrain movietrain robberytrain thefttrain tracktrain trackstrain train collisiontrain wrecktrestletrying to enlisttwo word titleu.s. armyu.s. soldierunconsciousnessuncoupling a train caruniformunion armyunion flagunion raidunion soldierunion spyvelocipedevery little dialogvery little dialoguewar herowashing handswater tankwater towerwaterspoutwearing an enemy uniformwestern and atlantic railroadwoman bound and gaggedwooden bridgewoodswoundwritten and directed by cast memberyear 1861year 1862
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