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General (The) (1926)
Love, Locomotives and LaughsDirector: Clyde Bruckman; Buster Keaton
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:"The Playhouse" short film (23:00)
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Subtitles:English intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Music Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo (1995 Robert Israel score)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Subtitles:English intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Music Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (Alloy Orchestra score)
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Case type:Snapper Case
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Notes:Only available as a double feature (2 films on 1 disc) with "Steamboat Bill, Jr."
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film
Introduction by film historian David Robinson (5:48)
"Recording the Joe Hisaishi Score" featurette (7:37)
"Restoration of The General" featurette (2:08)
Bonus trailer for:
- "Playtime"
- "Standing In The Shadows Of Motown"
- "Spirited Away"
- "Russian Ark"
DISC TWO
"The Railrodder" (1965) short film (24:50)
"Buster Keaton Rides Again" documentary about 'The railroader' short (55:30)
"Filming The General" featurette (1:19)
"Tinted Version" excerpts (6:44)
Introduction by Orson Welles (10:47)
Buster Keaton Video Filmography (11:32)
"Return of the General" silent featurette (10:52)
theatrical trailer for the Disney version of the story "The Great Locomotive Chase" (3:55)
"The Iron Mule" (1925) short film (13:28)
"Alice's Tin Pony" (1925) Disney short film (6:05)
"Cops" (1922) short film (18:16) -
Subtitles:English intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Music Dolby Digital 5.1 (2004 Joe Hisaishi score)
Music Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (2004 Joe Hisaishi score) -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film
Introduction by film historian David Robinson (5:48)
"Recording the Joe Hisaishi Score" featurette (7:37)
"Restoration of The General" featurette (2:08)
DISC TWO
"The Railrodder" (1965) short film (24:50)
"Buster Keaton Rides Again" documentary about 'The railroader' short (55:30)
"Filming The General" featurette (1:19)
"Tinted Version" excerpts (6:44)
Introduction by Orson Welles (10:47)
Buster Keaton Video Filmography (11:32)
"Return of the General" silent featurette (10:52)
theatrical trailer for the Disney version of the story "The Great Locomotive Chase" (3:55)
"The Iron Mule" (1925) short film (13:28)
"Alice's Tin Pony" (1925) Disney short film (6:05)
20-page booklet (in French) -
Subtitles:Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish for English Intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Music Dolby Digital 5.1 (2004 Joe Hisaishi score)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:French title: "Le Mécano de la General"
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film
Introduction by David Robinson (5:46)
Recording the film score (2004) (7:36)
"The General, the restoration" featurette (2:06)
Trailer for the Buster Keaton Collection (1:58)
DISC TWO: The Railrodder
"Buster Keaton Rides Again" documentary (55:30)
"The Railrodder" short (24:49)
On the set of "The General" featurette (1:18)
Excerpts: tinted version (6:44)
"The General" introduction by Orson Welles (10:46)
Filmography (with excerpts) (11:32)
"The Return of the General" (1962) short (10:51)
Trailer: “In geheimer Mission” (Mission: Impossible) (1956) (3:54)
"The Iron Mule (1925) short (13:26)
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Subtitles:German for English intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Music Dolby Digital 5.1 (2004 Joe Hisaishi score)
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Also Available in a 5-disc Digipack with: Three Ages, College and Steamboat Bill Jr.
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Extras:"The Playhouse" short (23:00)
"Cops" short (18:00) -
Subtitles:Korean (optional) for English intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Music Dolby Digital 2.0 mono (1995 Robert Israel score)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:"The Balloonatic" (1923) short film (22:08)
"Cops" (1922) short film (18:11) -
Subtitles:English intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Music Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo (1995 Robert Israel score)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Biography for Buster Keaton
"Cops" (1922) short film (18 min) -
Subtitles:English intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Music Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo (1995 Robert Israel score)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Disc is also encoded R2
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OVERALL: Draw
The R0 Australian 2-disc edition has the same lengthy extras as the French and German 2-disc releases but also includes Keaton's 1922 short "Cops" and includes the Joe Hisaishi Score in 5.1
The R0 French and German 2-disc editions include lengthy extras but don't have "Cops" as seen on the Australian release but includes both the 5.1 Joe Hisaishi score and the 1995 Robert Israel score.
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CUTS:
- R0 America- Kino Video - No cuts (74:54 NTSC).
- R0 Double Feature America- Image - No cuts (75:03).
- R0 Australia- The AV Channel / Madman - No cuts (78:12 NTSC->PAL).
- R0 France- Warner Home Video/mk2 - No cuts (75:29 NTSC->PAL)
- R0 Germany- Pierrot Le Fou - No Cuts, (78:09 PAL)
- R0 South Korea- Cine Korea - No cuts. (74:52 NTSC)
- R0 Special Edition United Kingdom- Eureka - No cuts (74:55 NTSC->PAL).
- R4 Australia- Force Video - No cuts (74:56 NTSC->PAL).
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Comparison added by Craig on 19/07/01
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 29/12/17UPDATE LOG:
21/02/2011: Added German edition, Corrected Typos in the Overall, Added AKA info and updated the Tagline.
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20/02/17: Updated year, updated ASINs.
29/12/17: Updated runtimes for US Image, US Kino, Australia Force, Australia Madman, France, UK.
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