The General

The General may refer to:

Film and television:

• The General (1926 film), a Buster Keaton film
• The General (1998 film), a John Boorman drama about Dublin criminal Martin Cahill
• The General (TV series), a British TV fly-on-the-wall documentary series
• "The General" (The Prisoner), an episode of The Prisoner
• "The General", an episode of the Australian wartime espionage drama "Spyforce"

Literature:

• The General (novel), a novel by C. S. Forester about the Great War
• The General, a World War II novel by Alan Sillitoe
• The General (poem), a poem by Siegfried Sassoon
• The General, a book by Kenneth Bilby on David Sarnoff
• The General series, a series of science fiction novels by S.M. Stirling
• The General (Robert Muchamore novel), the 10th book in the CHERUB book series by Robert Muchamore
• General (DC Comics), an enemy of Batman, who is a child military genius
• The General (Marvel Comics), an enemy of The Sentry (comics)
• The Generals (novel), 2007 novel by Simon Scarrow

Nickname:

• “The General” has been the nickname of the following people:
  • Bob Knight, head basketball coach at Texas Tech University
  • Mark Lee (Australian rules footballer), Richmond ruckman of the 1980s
  • Dublin criminal Martin Cahill
  • El General, a Panamanian reggaeton artist

Other meanings:

• The General Magazine, a wargaming magazine published by Avalon Hill
• "The General" (song), a song by the rock band Dispatch
• The General (The Rifles song), a song by British rock band The Rifles
• The Generals, a term applied to military dictatorships, see military junta
• The General (locomotive), a locomotive commandeered in the Great Locomotive Chase of the American Civil War
• The General (horse), owned by American President John Tyler

See also

• General (disambiguation)