File:The General (1926).webm
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Summary
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English: American silent comedy film The General (1926) released by United Artists.
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| Source | YouTube |
| Author | Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton, direction; Al Boasberg, Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton, Charles Henry Smith, Paul Gerard Smith, writing credits |
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This file was selected as the media of the day for 2 April 2022. It was captioned as follows:
Other languages
Français : Le Mécano de la « General » (1926), film américain réalisé par Buster Keaton et Clyde Bruckman. Il s'agit du premier film à être sélectionné par la bibliothèque du Congrès pour son « importance culturelle, historique ou esthétique » et à être classé au National Film Registry.
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Licensing
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The author died in 1968, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 50 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1930. |
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| current | 07:48, 2 March 2022 |  | (1.01 GB) | wikimediacommons>Racconish | c:User:Rillke/bigChunkedUpload.js: |
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