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"The General'' is an epic of silent comedy, one of the most
expensive films of its time, including an accurate historical recreation of a Civil War episode, hundreds of extras, dangerous
stunt sequences, and an actual locomotive falling from a burning bridge into a gorge far below. It was inspired by a real
event; the screenplay was based on the book "The Great Locomotive Chase,'' written by William Pittenger, the engineer
who was involved."
Roger Ebert - Chicago Sun-Times
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