Chaplin
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  • 1992-12-17
  • 2 h 23 mins
  • Drama

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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Cast
Robert Downey Jr.
Charles Spencer Chaplin
Geraldine Chaplin
Hannah Chaplin
Paul Rhys
Sydney Chaplin
John Thaw
Fred Karno
Moira Kelly
Hetty Kelly / Oona O'Neill
Anthony Hopkins
George Hayden
Dan Aykroyd
Mack Sennett
Marisa Tomei
Mabel Normand
Penelope Ann Miller
Edna Purviance
Kevin Kline
Douglas Fairbanks
Maria Pitillo
Mary Pickford
Milla Jovovich
Mildred Harris
Kevin Dunn
J. Edgar Hoover
Deborah Moore
Lita Grey
Diane Lane
Paulette Goddard
Nancy Travis
Joan Barry
James Woods
Joseph Scott
Hugh Downer
Charlie Age 5
Nicholas Gatt
Sydney Age 9
Bill Paterson
Stage Manager
Anthony Bowles
Conductor
Howard Lew Lewis
Workhouse Official
P.H. Moriarty
Workhouse Official
Brian Lipson
Warder
Alan Ford
Warder
Thomas Bradford
Charlie Age 14
Liz Porter
Matchgirl
Ultan Ely-O'Carroll
Rummy Binks
Marcus Eyre
Policeman
Anwar Adaoui
Lambeth Kid
Ben Bilson
Lambeth Kid
Matthew Cartwright
Lambeth Kid
Ian Covington
Lambeth Kid
Adam Goodwin
Lambeth Kid
Milly Gregory
Lambeth Kid
Sam Holland
Lambeth Kid
Josh Maguire
Lambeth Kid
Daniel Sherman
Lambeth Kid
Luke Strain
Lambeth Kid
Frankie Sullivan
Lambeth Kid
Karen Salt
Little Girl
Gerald Sim
Doctor
Graham Sinclair
Master of Ceremonies
Karen Lewis
Yankee Doodle Dancer
Andrée Bernard
Yankee Doodle Dancer
Carole Jahme
Yankee Doodle Dancer
Jacqueline Leonard
Yankee Doodle Dancer
Claire Perriam
Yankee Doodle Dancer
Theresa Petts
Yankee Doodle Dancer
David Gant
London Maitre d'
Mary Healey
Mrs. Karno
Malcolm Terris
Stallholder
Phil Brown
Projectionist
Matthew Cottle
Stan Laurel
Ena Baga
Pianist
David Duchovny
Rollie Totheroh
Mario Govoni
Swiss Butler
David Mooney
Wedding Photographer
C.J. Golden
Bride's Mother
Raymond Lynch
Bride's Father
Mike Randleman
Groom's Mother
Mike Peluso
Groom's Father
Caroline Cornell
Wedding Guest
Ann Fairlie
Wedding Guest
Paul Hayes
Wedding Guest
Dennis Vero
Wedding Guest
Francesca Buller
Minnie Chaplin
Nick Corello
Masseur
Richard Fast
Bronco Billy Anderson
Brad Blumenthal
Party Photographer
Yoshio Be
Chauffeur
Peter Crook
Frank Hooper
David Totheroh
Cameraman
Jack Totheroh
Cameraman
Jack Ritschel
William Randolph Hearst
Heather McNair
Marion Davies
Laura Bastianelli
Dinner Guest
Joy Claussen
Dinner Guest
Paul Bruno Grenier
Dinner Guest
Marykate Harris
Dinner Guest
Charles Howerton
Dinner Guest
Jason Logan
Dinner Guest
Renata Scott
Dinner Guest
Michael Villani
Dinner Guest
Jerry Jensen
Hotel Porter
Alan Charof
Federal Marshal
Dana Craig
Federal Marshal
Kennedy Grant
Federal Marshal
Ken Magee
Federal Marshal
Benjamin Whitrow
Station Master
Edward Crangle
Young Autograph Hunter
Mark Vegh
Barman
Caroline Guthrie
Courting Couple
Lawrence Lambert
Courting Couple
Robert Stephens
Ted the Drunk
Tim Chaplin
Working Man
Nick Edmett
Working Man
David Finch
Working Man
Mark Long
Working Man
Tommy Wright
Working Man
Leonard Kirby
Young Fan
Sean O'Bryan
Lewis Seeley
Donald Elson
Prop Man
Donnie Kehr
Sound Engineer
Sky Rumph
Charles Chaplin jr. Age 7
Bradley Pierce
Sydney Chaplin jr. Age 8
Richard James
Pianist
William Dennis Hunt
US Maitre D'
Michael Blevins
David Raksin
Norbert Weisser
German Diplomat
Vicki Frederick
Party Guest
Gene Wolande
Party Guest
Michael Adler
Party Guest
Iris Bath
Party Guest
Thomas Belgrey
Party Guest
Tom Preston
Party Guest
Mary Stark
Party Guest
Annie Waterman
Party Guest
Noah Lee Margetts
Clapper Boy
Rhett Smith
Tennis Party Guest
John Standing
Butler
Michael A. Goorjian
Charles Chaplin Jr
Michael Cade
Sydney Chaplin Jr
Phil Forman
Reporter
Jerry Giles
Reporter
Howard Hughes
Reporter
Jayson Kane
Reporter
Michael Miller
Reporter
John Otrin
Reporter
Paul Sinclair
Reporter
Terrence Stone
Reporter
Ralph Votrian
Reporter
Emma Lewis
Production Assistant
Details Of Movie
Music
Photos Sven Nykvist
Revenue 9493259
Location France
Producer Mario Kassar, Richard Attenborough
Director Richard Attenborough
User Reviews
CinemaSerf October 24 2022 05:48:16 PM

Told by way of a retrospective, this is a stylish and informative - if not always very entertaining - biopic on the legendary film star. He is discussing his autobiography and as he meanders down memory lane, we accompany him from his life in Edwardian London through his journey to the USA where he found fame with Keystone Studios and developed the legendary "Tramp" persona that resonated so well with an increasingly poverty-stricken populace. Robert Downey Jnr is effective in the title role, conveying much of the quirkiness - and selfishness - of this character. Geraldine Chaplin (his real life daughter) delivers a poignantly strong, if sparing, contribution and the attention to detail with costumes and sets is special. Thing is, although it must have been hard for Richard Attenborough to condense eighty-eight years of this man's hugely interesting life into one film, those moments he has selected tend a little towards the more salacious; those less demonstrative of his creative genius. The scenes at the start when an opportunity was there to illustrate to us how his workhouse upbringing instilled the ethic that was to drive him all his life - we skip through them all too superficially (though maybe that's because there was no role for Downey?). The political emphasis on the McCarthy witch-hunts is interesting, and the general FBI conspiracy elements are developed well, but for me this is much less about the man than it is about the myth and that's a shame. The supporting cast deliver well enough - John Thaw as his discoverer "Karno" and Dan Aykroyd strong amongst them, and to be fair it does rather fly by for almost 2½ hours. I can't help but admire the director's intention to encapsulate such a lot into such a little amount of screen time, but perhaps it was just never really possible in the first place - if justice were ever to be done to this flawed, enigmatic, charming, ruthless and funny man.