The read
It runs a compact 1h 1m.
Synopsis
A look back at Charlie Chaplin's early life and career, from his rough childhood and music hall success in England to his early Hollywood days and the development of his enormously popular character, the Little Tramp, also called Charlot.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
17 audience votes
Key crew
- Serge BrombergDirector
- Eric LangeDirector
Cast
- Peter HudsonSelf - Narrator (voice)
- Kate GuyonvarchSelf - RE/AC Director
- David RobinsonSelf - Chaplin's Biographer
- Kevin BrownlowSelf - Film Historian
- Antoine LangeThe Child
- Charlie ChaplinSelf (archive footage)
- Edna PurvianceSelf (archive footage)
- John R. FreulerSelf (archive footage)
- Sydney ChaplinSelf (archive footage)
- Eric CampbellSelf (archive footage)
- Henry BergmanSelf (archive footage)
- Max LinderSelf (archive footage)
Stills
Themes
london, englandmovie businesshollywoodmusic hallsilent film starrise to fame1910scinema historylife in the slumsportrait of a filmmakerthe trampcharlot