• Director(s)

    Buster Keaton

  • Production Year

    1926

  • Genre(s)

    Comedy

  • Approx. running minutes

    75m

  • Cast

    Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen Cavander

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Film

The General

Contains mild comic violence

When Union spies steal an engineer's beloved locomotive, he pursues it single-handedly and straight through enemy lines.…

When Union spies steal an engineer's beloved locomotive, he pursues it single-handedly and straight through enemy lines.

violence
There are infrequent scenes of mild comic violence and slapstick in which men are hit over the head with guns or pieces of wood.

  • Director(s)

    Buster Keaton

  • Production Year

    1926

  • Genre(s)

    Comedy

  • Approx. running minutes

    75m

  • Cast

    Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen Cavander

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Classified Date:
23/12/1926
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Allied Artists Corp Ltd
Contains mild comic violence
Classified Date:
13/05/2013
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
The Product Agency Limited
violence
There are infrequent scenes of mild comic violence and slapstick in which men are hit over the head with guns or pieces of wood.
Contains mild comic violence
Classified Date:
30/08/2006
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Limited
Paperwork Remarks:
New music score
violence
There are infrequent scenes of mild comic violence and slapstick, such as when men are hit over their heads with guns and pieces of wood, or fall off bicycles. In one scene, three men are shot and another is accidentally killed by a flying sword.
threat and horror
A woman is kidnapped and tied up. There are also dangerous stunts performed on a moving train. Later in the film, there is undetailed sight of a Civil War battle.
sex
There is no sexual activity beyond kissing.
alcohol and smoking
A soldier smokes a cigar and accidentally burns a hole in a tablecloth.
Contains mild comic violence
Classified Date:
30/08/2006
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Limited
Paperwork Remarks:
Different music score
violence
There are infrequent scenes of mild comic violence and slapstick, such as when men are hit over their heads with guns and pieces of wood, or fall off bicycles. In one scene, three men are shot and another is accidentally killed by a flying sword.
threat and horror
A woman is kidnapped and tied up. There are also dangerous stunts performed on a moving train. Later in the film, there is undetailed sight of a Civil War battle.
sex
There is no sexual activity beyond kissing.
alcohol and smoking
A soldier smokes a cigar and accidentally burns a hole in a tablecloth.
Contains mild comic violence
Classified Date:
10/01/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Pickwick Group Ltd
violence
There are infrequent scenes of mild comic violence and slapstick in which men are hit over the head with guns or pieces of wood.
Contains mild comic violence
Classified Date:
23/12/2004
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Delta Music Plc
violence
There are infrequent scenes of mild comic violence and slapstick in which men are hit over the head with guns or pieces of wood.
Classified Date:
22/05/1998
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Eureka Video
violence
There are infrequent scenes of mild comic violence and slapstick in which men are hit over the head with guns or pieces of wood.
Classified Date:
22/05/1998
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sovereign Multi-Media Ltd
violence
There are infrequent scenes of mild comic violence and slapstick in which men are hit over the head with guns or pieces of wood.
Classified Date:
16/07/1991
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Video Collection International
violence
There are infrequent scenes of mild comic violence and slapstick in which men are hit over the head with guns or pieces of wood.
Classified Date:
02/09/1986
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Channel 5
violence
There are infrequent scenes of mild comic violence and slapstick in which men are hit over the head with guns or pieces of wood.
Classified Date:
03/03/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Limited
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
Classified Date:
24/02/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Limited
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
Classified Date:
09/02/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
2 entertain Video Limited
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material

  • Classified date

    13/05/2013

  • BBFC reference

    JVF063139

  • Language

    English