The General on 4K UHD Blu-ray May 18!
Buster Keaton was arguably the greatest comedian of the silent era and certainly one of the funniest and most talented performers to ever work in the movie business. The Generalis his masterpiece: co-directed, co-written, co-produced and starring Keaton, it is a side-splitting document of a comedy genius at the peak of his powers and boasts some of the finest slapstick set pieces ever committed to film. Featuring what is perhaps the most thrilling chase sequence ever committed to film, The General is a perennial classic and stands with the very finest examples of silent comedy, including Charlie Chaplin’s City Lights, Harold Lloyd’s Safety Last! and Keaton’s own Sherlock Jr. The Masters of Cinema Series is honoured to present The General on 4K UHD for the first time in the UK.
The definitive 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray edition of Buster Keaton’s masterpiece timed for the film’s 100th anniversary
Western & Atlantic Railroad train engineer Johnnie Gray (Keaton) loves two things: his sweetheart Annabelle Lee (Marion Mack) and his prized locomotive, The General. When the Civil War breaks out, Johnnie intends to enlist in the Confederate Army, but is rejected – ending his budding relationship with Annabelle. As the war rages on, though, spies working for the Union steal Johnnie’s beloved engine and inadvertently kidnap Annabelle, leading him to doggedly pursue them both across enemy lines.
LIMITED EDITION 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES*:
- Limited Edition of 2,000 copies
- Limited edition O-card slipcase featuring package design by Nick Wrigley
- Limited edition booklet featuring archival material and essays by critic Philip Kemp
- 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation from a 4K digital restoration, presented in a new and exclusive Dolby Vision HDR (HDR 10 compatible) grade |
- Score by Carl Davis
- New audio commentary by film historian David Kalat
- New video essay on The General by Imogen Sara Smith, author of Buster Keaton: The Persistence of Comedy (2008)
- New video essay on locomotives in the films of Buster Keaton by film critic and editor Luke Ryan
- Interview with film scholar Peter Kramer
- Introduction by Orson Welles
- Introduction by Gloria Swanson
- Tour of Filming Locations featurette
- Video Tour archival featurette
- Home movie footage
* All extras subject to change
DETAILS:
Label: Eureka Entertainment
THE GENERAL (Masters of Cinema) Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
BUSTER KEATON | MARION MACK | GLEN CAVENDER | JIM FARLEY
Director BUSTER KEATON / CLYDE BRUCKMAN | 1926 | 79 mins | USA | 1.37:1 OAR
Language SILENT / ENGLISH INTERTITLES | SILENT COMEDY / ACTION | Region Free | Cert. U
UHD Cat. No. EKA70626 | UHD Barcode 5060000706260 | UHD RRP £27.99 | 18 MAY 2026
The General is released on 4K UHD Blu-ry in the UK My 18, 2026!
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