Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life

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Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life

1998

1h 31m

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Overview

A biographical documentary about the great British actor and director Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977), from rags to riches, from the slums of London to glory.

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15 members

Acting

Peter Graves

Self - Narrator

Camera

Alec Hirschfeld

Self

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Acting

Andrew Sarris

Self

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Acting

Claire Bloom

Self

Directing

Miloš Forman

Self

Acting

Sydney Chaplin

Self

Acting

Lita Grey

Self

Sound

David Raksin

Self

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Camera

Roland Totheroh

Self (voice)

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Acting

Charlie Chaplin

Self (archive footage)

Acting

Edna Purviance

Self (archive footage)

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Oona O'Neill Chaplin

Self (archive footage)

Acting

Paulette Goddard

Self (archive footage)

Acting

Syd Chaplin

Self (archive footage)

Acting

Douglas Fairbanks

Self (archive footage)

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