The General Movie Barcode Poster
This is The General (1926), like you've never seen it before... told entirely in colour. The most prominent colour of every frame comes together to form a colour barcode of the film — a vivid portrait of its mood, light and palette from beginning to end. Choose your layout: the full design with the film's title, year and key credits, a simpler version with just the title and year, or the barcode on its own — a love letter to The General for those who know it scene by scene.
Buster Keaton's silent masterpiece sets its stone-faced hero, a Southern railway engineer rejected by the army, in pursuit of Union spies who've stolen his beloved locomotive — and his sweetheart with it. Co-directed by and starring Keaton, it stages jaw-dropping, genuinely dangerous stunts atop moving trains with balletic precision. A dazzling blend of comedy, spectacle and adventure, now revered as one of cinema's great achievements.
Order today and you can expect delivery 3rd - 9th September.
Credits
These credits are featured on your print.
Directed by
Clyde Bruckman
Buster Keaton
Written by
Al Boasberg
Clyde Bruckman
Buster Keaton
Charles Henry Smith
Paul Gerard Smith
Starring
Buster Keaton
Marion Mack
Music by
William P. Perry
Print size & quality
Every piece is printed on thick, 175gsm fine-art matte paper with archival inks — so the colours stay rich, deep and true for years, with no fading and no fuss. Before it heads your way, it's wrapped in soft tissue to keep it scratch-free and sent out in a sturdy kraft tube or a robust triangular kraft box (never plastic).
Available sizes
Framing options
Fancy it ready to hang? Add a solid pine frame — sturdy, handsome and built to last. Take your pick from black, natural wood, or white. Each one is 20–25mm deep and 10–14mm wide: the sweet spot between strength and understated good looks.
We finish every frame with shatterproof, crystal-clear plexiglass to keep your print pristine — and it arrives already framed, so it goes straight from the box to your wall with no faff.
Framing is available for these sizes: A4, A3, A2, A1, 8x10, 11x14, 12x16, 12x18, 16x20, 18x24, 20x28, 24x32, 24x36 and 28x40.
Shipping & returns
Designed in Edinburgh, printed close to you. We've teamed up with trusted print partners across the globe, so your order is made and posted from wherever's nearest — order from the US, for instance, and it's printed and shipped by our US partner. That means it reaches you sooner, and travels a lot less to get there.
Changed your mind? Not a problem. Every order is covered by our 30-day, no-quibbles money-back guarantee — if it's not quite right, send it back within 30 days for a full refund, no questions asked.