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Where to watch The General in Madrid
There are no current Madrid showtimes for The General (1926), but this page keeps the local screening history because it has already screened at Cineteca Madrid, Centros Culturales Centro Cultural Príncipe de Asturias (Ciudad Lineal) and Cines Verdi Madrid.
If it returns to Madrid screens, new dates will appear here. The most recent tracked screenings were for Thu 9 Jul, Thu 18 Jun and Fri 22 May.
- Cineteca Madrid1 session
- Centros Culturales Centro Cultural Príncipe de Asturias (Ciudad Lineal)1 session
- Cines Verdi Madrid2 sessions
- Fescinal (Cine de verano de La Bombilla)1 session
Recent tracked screenings
Synopsis
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.
Cast
Buster KeatonMarion MackGlen CavenderJim FarleyFrederick VroomCharles Henry SmithFrank BarnesJoe Keaton
Themes
Comedia De AcciónPersecuciónEspectáculo De Locomotoras RealesRepertorio ClásicoAsombro De Pantalla GrandePeligro ImpasibleCaos FísicoComedia SlapstickClásico CinéfiloPrecisión CinéticaTensión PuraAsombro FerroviarioBlanco Y NegroCaos SerenoPuerta Al Cine MudoBasada En Hechos Reales