Now, before we get into the important info of how you can watch 'The General' right now, here are some useful insights about the Joseph M. Schenck Productions, Buster Keaton Productions adventure flick. The General starring Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen Cavender, Jim Farley has a NR rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 19 min. The release date of the movie is January 15th, 1927. The movie received a user score of 79/100 on TMDb, which was calculated from reviews from 1,347 platform users.
Let’s set the scene for you... Here's the plot: "During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnny Gray's beloved locomotive, 'The General'—with Johnnie's lady love aboard an attached boxcar—and he single-handedly must do all in his power to both get The General back and to rescue Annabelle."
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We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'The General' on each platform when they are available. 'The General' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Darkroom, Tubi TV, Filmzie, Shout! Factory TV, Fandango At Home, FlixFling, Fandor Amazon Channel, Plex Channel, Microsoft Store, Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Prime Video with Ads, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, Plex, Cineverse, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Kanopy, Prime Video, YouTube, JustWatchTV, Google Play Movies, Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM Plus, FlixHouse, Apple TV, Public Domain Movies, Hoopla, Criterion Channel, and The Roku Channel in the US.
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