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Unknown Chaplin

  • TV Mini Series
  • 1983–
  • 2h 36m
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Unknown Chaplin (1983)
Unknown Chaplin: The Master At Work
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Using in part rare out-take footage, the film-making methods and techniques of Charles Chaplin are explored.Using in part rare out-take footage, the film-making methods and techniques of Charles Chaplin are explored.Using in part rare out-take footage, the film-making methods and techniques of Charles Chaplin are explored.

  • Stars
    • James Mason
    • Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff
    • Jackie Coogan
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    • Stars
      • James Mason
      • Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff
      • Jackie Coogan
    • 10User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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    James Mason
    James Mason
    • Narrator…
    Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff
    Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff
    • Narrator (German Version)
    Jackie Coogan
    Jackie Coogan
    • Self
    Virginia Cherrill
    Virginia Cherrill
    • Self
    Lita Grey
    Lita Grey
    • Self
    Georgia Hale
    Georgia Hale
    • Self
    Robert Parrish
    Robert Parrish
    • Self
    Dean Riesner
    Dean Riesner
    • Self
    Alistair Cooke
    Alistair Cooke
    • Self
    Geraldine Chaplin
    Geraldine Chaplin
    • Self
    Douglas Fairbanks
    Douglas Fairbanks
    • Self
    Sydney Chaplin
    Sydney Chaplin
    • Self
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    • Crazy credits
      Those actors not marked uncredited were credited by the narrator or by subtitles.
    • Connections
      Edited from The Professor (1919)
    • Soundtracks
      Title Theme
      from The Kid (1921)

      Written by Charles Chaplin

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    Delightfully inciteful and historical documentary . . .
    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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    • cricket-14
    • May 6, 1999

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    • Release date
      • January 5, 1983 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Der unbekannte Chaplin
    • Production company
      • Thames Television
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      2 hours 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
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    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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