# The General (1926)

**German title:** Der General


**Genres:** Comedy, Action, Romance, War

**Duration:** 67 min

**Age rating:** FSK 6

**IMDb:** [8.1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017925/)

**Letterboxd:** [4.2](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-general/)

**Rotten Tomatoes:** [Tomatometer: 92%, Popcornmeter: 92%](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1008166-general)

## Description

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 enemy lines.

## Details

**Premiere:** 03 Apr 1927

**Director:** Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton

**Cast:** Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen Cavender, Jim Farley, Frederick Vroom, Frank Barnes, Charles Henry Smith, Joe Keaton, Mike Donlin, Tom Nawn, Henry Baird, Joe Bricher

**Countries:** United States

**Languages:** No spoken language

**Available versions:** OmU

**Open-air showtimes:** No

**Trailer:** [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EcZPcFfjqY)

## Showtimes in Berlin in original language (OV, OmU, OmeU)

### 2026-09-09 (Wednesday)

- **[Babylon Alexanderplatz](https://ov-berlin.info/cinemas/81-babylon-alexanderplatz.md) (Mitte):** [2026-09-09 19:59](https://www.kinoheld.de/kino/berlin/babylon-berlin/vorstellung/63890)  (OmU)

### 2026-09-12 (Saturday)

- **[Babylon Alexanderplatz](https://ov-berlin.info/cinemas/81-babylon-alexanderplatz.md) (Mitte):** [2026-09-12 19:30](https://www.kinoheld.de/kino/berlin/babylon-berlin/vorstellung/63720)  (OmU)