Smile!

A docudrama presenting the events which explain how and why Charles Spencer Chaplin made alterations to his original ending of the famous movie “Modern Times” following his encounter with the Soviet director Fridrikh Ermler.

• Marianna KireevaDirector
• Marianna KireevaWriter
• Aleksandr ChaykovskiyOriginal Music Composer

• Vladislav SavchukErmler in the frame
• Evgeny MargolitErmler behind the scenes
• Aleksandr ChaykovskiyLudwig van Beethoven on earth and in heaven
• Anna GusarovaEnthusiastic Announcer
• Sergey FisherMasters of Life
• Mikhail BernatskyRedhead Clown
• Ilya StapranWhite Clown
• Fridrikh ErmlerArchive footage
• Charlie ChaplinArchive footage