Buster Keaton's Greatest Film-"The General" Civil War Railroad Story Steam Train

Description: All of our DVDs are Zone free (0) which means they will play anywhere.ique!Here is what a fellow Ebayer Said;"AWSOME FILMS!! SOME OF THE BEST I'VE SEEN. WOW!! GREAT SELLER & FRIENDLY A++++"Here is what another ebayer said;"THANK YOU! JUST LOVE IT! A+A+A+A+A+!!" About Us; Welcome to Campbellfilms. We are a small American family business, started by a father & son that collects old films. Our goal is to save old films from the trash heap and digitize them in HD for future generations. The Son went to film school and the father is passionate about history and assembles the content. The result is why folks comment positively on the "Quality and Content" of our old films transferred on our DVD's. Although we are not Hollywood, we think that you'll like these old historic films!Please note; Buy 2 or more of any of our DVD's per order from our collection, and we will add a free DVD along with this order of similar topic.What's on this DVD; The General - "The Movie" This DVD is a collection of films on one of the greatest movie films of all time. Buster Kenton's 1927 silent masterpiece, "The General". Buster Keaton wrote and directed this film and it was of the last great silent movies of the silent era. Although a great comedy, it was also know for some of the most realistic battle scenes in film history at the time. The film also was based on a real true life 1862 Civil War story know as the "Great Locomotive Chase", where Yankees try to steel a locomotive "The General" to shorten the war. This film deviated from that story in reel 2, where Buster Keaton goes about trying to get back to Southern lines when he learns about secret information of a surprise attack by the Union Army. So, he steels "The General" back from the Yankees and the railroad chase starts all over as he speeds to get back Southern lines with Yankee Trains in pursuit. We hope you'll enjoy. 1st Film; "The General Part 1". In this reel, Engineer "Johnnie Gray" (Buster Keaton) Finds out that Yankee Spy's steel his beloved locomotive, "The General". So, he runs after it to get "The General back" and the chase is on. This is the part of the film that is based on the true story called the "Great Locomotive Chase". Runtime 35:37 Min's 2nd Film; "The General Part 2". In this reel, Buster Keaton finds out about the Yankee plan to attack the Southern Army at Rock River Bridge, so after helping his girlfriend escape, they both steel "The General" back from the Yankees and rush back to southern lines to warn the Rebels of the union attack. Runtime 40:15 Min's 3rd Film; "Narrated Short History of movie--The General". This is a narrated version about the making of the General and some of the greatest scenes of the movie explained. Great story. Runtime 25:34 Min's 4th Film; "The Great Chase History Story". This a short film on the actual story of what really happened in 1862 during the Civil War. The Great Chase. Runtime 4:38 min's 5th Film; "1911 Railroad Raiders of 62". This is VARY RARE 1911 silent film created to tell the tale of the "The Great Chase of 62". Runtime 8:44 min's Product No. CFDVD0173 Thanks for Looking!!!If you are a Veteran, or have a family member that has old pictures, slides, or 16mm /8mm film and you can't afford to get them transferred, contact us and I'll do it for free. As a vet, we support our troops, and our goal is to save old film for future generations.

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