Chaplin (1992)

Directed by

Richard Attenborough

Genre

drama film, tragicomedy, biographical film, comedy drama

Country

United Kingdom, Italy, France, United States

Runtime

2h 18m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 1,224 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows the life of Charlie Chaplin from his poor childhood in London to his rise as a legendary comedian and filmmaker. It shows his early struggles, his success in silent films, and the personal scandals that affected his career.

bittersweetwistfulgrandmelancholicintimateupbeatpoignantreflective

What happens

Chaplin is a 1992 biographical film about the life of English comic actor and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin. It was produced and directed by Richard Attenborough and stars Robert Downey Jr., Marisa Tomei, Dan Aykroyd, Penelope Ann Miller and Kevin Kline. It also features Charlie Chaplin's own daughter, Geraldine Chaplin, in the role of his mother, Hannah Chaplin. The film was adapted by William Boyd, Bryan Forbes and William Goldman from Chaplin's 1964 book My Autobiography and the 1985 book Chaplin: His Life and Art by film critic David Robinson. Associate producer Diana Hawkins got a story credit. The original music score was composed by John Barry. The film was a box office bomb, grossing $12 million against a $31 million budget, and received mixed reviews from critics; Downey's titular performance garnered critical acclaim and won him the BAFTA Award for Best Actor along with nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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