Movie
Chaplin
1992PG-132h 25m7.4 / 10
Everyone has a wild side. Even a legend.
An aged Charlie Chaplin narrates his life to his autobiography's editor, including his rise to wealth and comedic fame from poverty, his turbulent personal life and his run-ins with the FBI.
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Synopsis
An aged Charlie Chaplin narrates his life to his autobiography's editor, including his rise to wealth and comedic fame from poverty, his turbulent personal life and his run-ins with the FBI.
More about Chaplin
Cast
Robert Downey Jr.Charles Spencer Chaplin
Geraldine ChaplinHannah Chaplin
Paul RhysSydney Chaplin
John ThawFred Karno
Moira KellyHetty Kelly / Oona O'Neill
Anthony HopkinsGeorge Hayden
Dan AykroydMack Sennett
Marisa TomeiMabel NormandCredits
- Directed by
- Richard Attenborough
- Written by
- William Goldman, Bryan Forbes, William Boyd, Diana Hawkins
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $31M
- Box office
- $9.5M
Production
Carolco PicturesUnited States- RCS VideoItaly
- Lambeth
Le Studio Canal+France
Themes
1900s1920sbased on true storybiographyescapefamilymccarthyismpolitics
