The General 100th Anniversary Live Score: Presented by Flickrhappy
- Tue, Nov 17
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman Run Time: 79 min. Release Year: 1926
Starring: Buster Keaton, Frederick Vroom, Glen Cavender, Jim Farley, Marion Mack
Celebrate 100 Years of Buster Keaton’s comedy masterpiece The General courtesy of our friends at flickrhappy! And as an added bonus, acclaimed musician and film composer Cliff Retallick will be doing live accompaniment along with the film!
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.
Widely regarded as one of the greatest comedies (and greatest films overall) ever made, this silent-era masterpiece is a dazzling showcase of Keaton’s breathtaking stunts and ingenious physical comedy. Ranked #18 on both the American Film Institute’s 100 Years…100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) and 100 Years…100 Laughs lists, it remains every bit as thrilling, hilarious, and astonishing as ever.