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9.1/10   190 votes
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Writers:
Kevin Brownlow (written by) &
David Gill (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
21 July 1986 (USA) more
Genre:
Plot:
A documentary series examining the film making methods and techniques of Charles Chaplin. full summary
Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 3 nominations more
User Comments:
Delightfully inciteful and historical documentary . . . more (9 total)

Cast

  (Series Credited cast)

James Mason ... Himself / Narrator (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Albert Austin ... Himself - in Out-Takes (archive footage)
Henry Bergman ... Himself - in Out-Takes (archive footage)
Eric Campbell ... Himself - in Out-Takes (archive footage)

Charles Chaplin ... Himself - in Out-Takes (archive footage)
Geraldine Chaplin ... Herself (archive footage)
Syd Chaplin ... Himself (archive footage) (as Sydney Chaplin)
Sydney Chaplin ... Himself
Virginia Cherrill ... Herself
Jackie Coogan ... Himself
Alistair Cooke ... Himself

Douglas Fairbanks ... Himself (archive footage)
Lita Grey ... Herself
Georgia Hale ... Herself
Robert Parrish ... Himself
Edna Purviance ... Herself - in Out-Takes (archive footage)
John Rand ... Himself - in Out-Takes (archive footage)
Dean Riesner ... Himself
Tiny Sandford ... Himself - in Out-Takes (archive footage)
Roland Totheroh ... Himself (archive footage) (as Rol Totheroh)
Loyal Underwood ... Himself - in Out-Takes (archive footage)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:156 min | 60 min (3 parts) (including commercials)
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Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Movie Connections:
Edited from The Professor (1919) more
Soundtrack:
Title Theme more

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6 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Delightfully inciteful and historical documentary . . ., 6 May 1999
Author: cricket-14 from bloomfield, new jersey

Anyone who knows little about Chaplin or the silent movie era (including myself, being born in 1960) will find this documentary very educational.

Thank goodness someone had the foresight to interview people who knew and worked with Chaplin while they were still alive. Documentaries like this are a crucial part of film history and preservation. People who actually worked in the silent era know it better than anyone.

I highly recommend it to anyone.

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