Chaplin (1992)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Richard Attenborough

Writers (WGA):

David Robinson (book)
Charles Chaplin (book)
(more)

Release Date:

8 January 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama

Tagline:

Everyone has a wild side. Even a legend.

Plot:

A film about the troubled and controversial life of the master comedy filmmaker.

Plot Keywords:

Life | Charlie Chaplin | Cult Favorite | Based On Multiple Works | Film Making

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 10 nominations

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 Chaplin
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 (as Deborah Maria Moore)
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
Bryan Coleman	...	Drunk
Howard Lew Lewis	...	Workhouse Official (as Howard 'Lew' Lewis)
P.H. Moriarty	...	Workhouse Official
Brian Lipson	...	Warder
Alan Ford	...	Warder
Thomas Bradford	...	Charlie Age 14 (as Tom Bradford)
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
Una Brandon-Jones	...	Inmate
Audrey Leybourne	...	Inmate
Graham Sinclair	...	Master of Ceremonies
Karen Lewis	...	Yankee Doodle Dancer
Andrée Bernard	...	Yankee Doodle Dancer (as Andree Bernard)
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
Peter Georges	...	Groom
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 Parker	...	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 (as Mike Villani)
Jerry Jensen	...	Hotel Porter (as Jerry Jenson)
Larry Randolph	...	Waiter
Alan Charof	...	Federal Marshal (as Alan Charoff)
Dana Craig	...	Federal Marshal
Kennedy Grant	...	Federal Marshal
Ken Magee	...	Federal Marshal
Benjamin Whitrow	...	Station Master (as Ben Whitrow)
Edward Crangle	...	Young Autograph Hunter
Stuart Richman	...	Barman
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 K. Belgrey	...	Party Guest
Tom Preston	...	Party Guest
Mary Stark	...	Party Guest
Annie Waterman	...	Party Guest
Noah Lee Margetts	...	Clapper Boy (as Noah Margetts)
Rhett Smith	...	Tennis Party Guest
John Standing	...	Butler
Michael A. Goorjian	...	Charles Chaplin Jr (as Michael Goorjian)
Michael Cade	...	Sydney Chaplin Jr
Todd Mason Covert	...	Reporter
Phil Forman	...	Reporter
Charley J. Garrett	...	Reporter
Jerry Giles	...	Reporter
Howard Hughes	...	Reporter
Jayson Kane	...	Reporter
Michael Miller	...	Reporter
John Otrin	...	Reporter
J. Michael Patterson	...	Reporter
Paul Sinclair	...	Reporter
Terrence Stone	...	Reporter
Ralph Votrian	...	Reporter
Emma Lewis	...	Production Assistant
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sacha Bennett	...	Unidentified Role (uncredited)
Charles Chaplin	...	The Little Tramp / Adenoid Hynkel / A Jewish Barber (archive footage) (uncredited)
Virginia Cherrill	...	A Blind Girl (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jackie Coogan	...	The Kid (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ken Gehrig	...	Chauffeur (uncredited)
Paulette Goddard	...	A Gamine (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Glenn Harding	...	Movie Patron (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler	...	Himself (speeches) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kirk Jordan	...	Tennis Pro (uncredited)
Vivien Latham	...	Silent Movie Actress (uncredited)
John Howard Lawson	...	Himself (testifies before HUAC) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jack Lemmon	...	Himself in Oscar sequence (archive footage) (uncredited)
Walter Matthau	...	Himself in Oscar sequence (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joseph McCarthy	...	Himself (baits Reds) (archive footage) (uncredited)
David Lee McLain	...	Keystone Fireman (uncredited)
Charles D. Miller	...	Party guest at Douglas Fairbanks mansion (uncredited)
Robert Peters	...	Great Dictator cinematographer (uncredited)
David Robinson	...	Douglas Fairbanks' manservant (uncredited)
Jessica Russell	...	Shirley (uncredited)
Reuven Russell	...	Waiter (uncredited)
Bob Sallese	...	Token Male Juror (uncredited)
Julius Schaub	...	Himself (behind Hitler) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Marc Ian Sklar	...	Parking Attendent (uncredited)
Mack Swain	...	Big Jim McKay (archive footage) (uncredited)
Daniel Taradash	...	Himself in Oscar sequence (archive footage) (uncredited)
Philip Waley	...	Man at Train station (uncredited)
Laurel Whitsett	...	Script Girl (uncredited)

Directed by
Richard Attenborough

Writing credits (WGA)
David Robinson		(book "Chaplin His Life and Art")
Charles Chaplin		(book "My Autobiography")
Diana Hawkins		(story)
William Boyd		(screenplay) and
Bryan Forbes		(screenplay) and
William Goldman		(screenplay)

Produced by
Richard Attenborough	....	producer
Terence A. Clegg	....	co-producer
Diana Hawkins	....	associate producer
Mario Kassar	....	producer

Original Music by
John Barry
José Padilla

Cinematography by
Sven Nykvist		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Anne V. Coates

Casting by
Mike Fenton
Susie Figgis
Valorie Massalas

Production Design by
Stuart Craig

Art Direction by
Norman Dorme		(supervising art director)

Costume Design by
Ellen Mirojnick
John Mollo

Makeup Department
Carole Bennett	....	hair stylist: London
Ron Berkeley	....	makeup artist: Los Angeles
John Caglione Jr.	....	prosthetics makeup creator: Chaplin
Kathy W. Estocin	....	hair stylist: Los Angeles (as Kathy Estocin)
Virginia G. Hadfield	....	hair stylist: Los Angeles (as Virginia Hadfield)
Pauline Heys	....	makeup artist: London
Stephanie Kaye	....	hair styles supervisor
Robert Laden	....	prosthetic appliance: Fairbanks, Los Angeles (as Bob Laden)
Beryl Lerman	....	makeup artist: London
Sue Love	....	hair stylist: London
Jill Rockow	....	key makeup artist
Wally Schneiderman	....	makeup supervisor
Monty Westmore	....	makeup artist: Los Angeles
Audrey L. Anzures	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Susan Boyd	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Sarah Love	....	hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Terence A. Clegg	....	executive in charge of production (as Terence Clegg)
Chris Coles	....	unit production manager
Basil Somner	....	unit production manager: London
Sandor Von Orosz	....	unit manager: Vevey (as Sandor Van Orosz)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lee Cleary	....	key second assistant director
Peter C. Graupner	....	second assistant director
Kate Hazell	....	third assistant director: London
Patrick Kinney	....	second assistant director: London
Michael D. Moore	....	second unit director: Los Angeles (as Micky Moore)
Patrick Regan	....	first assistant director: Los Angeles, second unit (as Pat Regan)
David Tomblin	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Alan Adams	....	prop storeman: London
Martin Asbury	....	storyboard artist
Richard Baum	....	propman: Los Angeles
Greg Benge	....	propman: Los Angeles
Larry Clark Bird	....	property master: Los Angeles (as Larry Bird)
Brian Bishop	....	scenic artist: London
Robert A. Blackburn	....	construction foreman: Los Angeles
Adam J. Braff	....	set dresser: Los Angeles (as Adam Braff)
Alan Brooks	....	supervising carpenter: London
Chris Butler	....	set decorator: Los Angeles (as Chris A. Butler)
Dennis Butterworth	....	greensman: Los Angeles
Ray Campbell	....	stand-by painter: London
Frank Capello	....	construction foreman: Los Angeles (as Frank A. Capello)
Frank Carter	....	construction foreman: Los Angeles
George Chambers	....	stand-by stagehand: London
Jeff Clark	....	signwriter: Los Angeles
Don Clayson	....	supervising plasterer: London
George Coussins	....	chargehand carpenter: London
Laura Craig	....	art department assistant: London
Peter Dorme	....	junior draughtsman: London
Stephen Eels	....	stand-by carpenter: London
Chuck Eskridge	....	stand-by painter: Los Angeles
Sara Gardner-Gail	....	set dresser: Los Angeles (as Sara Gardner)
Bobby Joe Garren	....	stand-by greensman: Los Angeles (as Robert J. Garren)
Kavin Hall	....	supervising painter: London
Peter Hancock	....	property master: London
Robert Harper	....	chargehand painter: London
Michael Hayward	....	chargehand carpenter: London
Robert Hill	....	chargehand stand-by prop: London
Geoff Hubbard	....	assistant art director: Los Angeles
John King	....	art director: London
Jonas Kirk	....	construction foreman: Los Angeles (as C. Jonas Kirk)
Jody Levine	....	assistant to production designer: Los Angeles
Denise Light	....	assistant to set decorator: Los Angeles
Robert B. Lindsay	....	construction foreman: Los Angeles
Steve Macdonald	....	stand-by props: London (as Steve McDonald)
Guy A. MacLaury	....	construction foreman: Los Angeles (as Guy Al MacLaury)
Mark W. Mansbridge	....	art director: Los Angeles (as Mark Mansbridge)
Stephanie McMillan	....	set decorator: London
Dave Midson	....	chargehand dressing prop: London
Jim Morahan	....	draughtsman: London
Alf Newvell	....	chargehand rigger: London
Adam O'Neill	....	art department assistant: London
Jeff Passanante	....	construction foreman: Los Angeles
Ken Pattenden	....	chargehand carpenter: London
Alan Porter	....	drapery man: Los Angeles
Brian Read	....	production buyer: London
Michael Redding	....	construction coordinator: London
Ian Rolfe	....	stand-by rigger: London (as Ian Rolf)
Michael Schmidt	....	lead man: Los Angeles (as Mike Schmidt)
Mike Seefus	....	construction foreman: Los Angeles (as Michael Seefus)
Stan Tropp	....	set designer: Los Angeles
Douglas M. Vaughn	....	set dresser: Los Angeles
Bob Walker	....	lettering artist: London (as Robert Walker)
Peter Wallace	....	supervising rigger: London
Butch West	....	construction coordinator: Los Angeles
Brian Western	....	chargehand painter: London
John Willis	....	stand-by plasterer: London
Ken Wilson	....	chargehand stagehand: London
Donald B. Woodruff	....	set designer: Los Angeles (as Don Woodruff)
Ken Zimmerman	....	propman: Los Angeles
Charles Breen	....	assistant art director (uncredited)
Christopher Carlson	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Renee Faia	....	art coordinator (uncredited)
Amanda J. Flick	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Frank Howe	....	drapesman (uncredited)
Lee J. Jashinsky	....	painter (uncredited)
Keith A. Kropf	....	painter (uncredited)
Jeffrey Kushon	....	leadman (uncredited)
Richard Lyon	....	construction storeman (uncredited)

Sound Department
John Bateman	....	adr re-recording mixer
Jonathan Bates	....	sound editor
Michael Crouch	....	dialogue editor (as Mike Crouch)
Anna R. Delanzo	....	cable person: Los Angeles (as Anna Delanza)
Richard Finney	....	sound maintenance: London (as Richie Finney)
Ian Fuller	....	adr editor
Peter Holt	....	footsteps editor
Dean Humphreys	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gerry Humphreys	....	sound re-recording mixer
Brian Mann	....	assistant sound editor
Kenneth C. Mantlo	....	boom operator: Los Angeles (as Ken Mantlo)
Edward Tise	....	production sound mixer
Len Tremble	....	assistant dialogue editor
David Trent	....	assistant adr editor
Martin Trevis	....	boom operator: London
John Wolstenholme	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lionel Strutt	....	adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Chris Corbould	....	special effects technician: London
Steve Hamilton	....	special effects technician: London (as Stephen Hamilton)
David Harris	....	special effects supervisor: London
Alan E. Lorimer	....	special effects coordinator: Los Angeles
James Lorimer	....	special effects: Los Angeles
Paul Obest	....	special effects: Los Angeles
Paul Stewart	....	special effects: Los Angeles

Visual Effects by
Dave Docwra	....	optical printing
Syd Dutton	....	special visual effects
Bill Taylor	....	special visual effects
Albert Whitlock	....	visual consultant
Zoe Cain	....	optical effects technician (uncredited)
Andy Stevens	....	visual effects camera assistant: Magic Camera Co (uncredited)

Stunts
Daniel W. Barringer	....	stunts (as Dan Darringer)
Peter Brace	....	stunt coordinator: UK
Andy Bradford	....	stunt advisor: UK
Keith Campbell	....	stunts
Joe Dunne	....	stunt coordinator: USA
Marguerite Happy	....	stunts
Dan McCaan	....	stunts
John Moio	....	stunts (as John Mojo)
Philip Riniono	....	stunts
George Marshall Ruge	....	stunts
Neil Summers	....	stunts
Jim Wilkey	....	stunts
Brian J. Williams	....	stunts (as Brian Williams)
Lee Sheward	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Aggie Aguilar	....	gaffer (as 'Aggie' Aguilar)
Ken W. Ballantine	....	electrician: Los Angeles
Oscar Beuselinck	....	camera trainee: London
Lucas Bielan	....	camera department assistant: Los Angeles
Bobby Brown	....	second assistant camera: Los Angeles
Peter Butler	....	camera grip: London
Paul Caven	....	best boy: Los Angeles
Jeff Cronenweth	....	first assistant camera: Los Angeles
Kevin Edland	....	best boy: London
Vance Gage	....	grip: Los Angeles
Adam Glick	....	electrician: Los Angeles
Keith Hamshere	....	still photographer: Vevey
Donald L. Hartley	....	grip: Los Angeles (as Donald Hartley)
Joe Hicks	....	dolly grip: Los Angeles
John Higgins	....	gaffer: London
Steele Hunter	....	grip: Los Angeles
Azmet Jah	....	clapper loader: London
David James	....	still photographer
Kevin Jewison	....	camera operator
Gene Kearney	....	key grip: Los Angeles
T. Sano Kwong	....	best boy grip: Los Angeles
Bob Munoz	....	key grip: Los Angeles (as Robert Munoz)
Harold Rabuse	....	grip: Los Angeles
Andrew Shields	....	video playback operator
Bob Stilwell	....	focus puller: London
Octavia Walters	....	camera trainee: London
Alexander Witt	....	director of photography: second unit (as Alex Witt)
Colin Crane	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Mark Gardiner	....	camera operator: back projection process (uncredited)
Randy Paik	....	assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Amy Allen-Clegg	....	casting coordinator
Abi Cohen	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Cheryl Beasley Blackwell	....	costumer: Los Angeles
Ken Crouch	....	wardrobe master: London (as Kenny Crouch)
James P. Cullen	....	costumer: Los Angeles
Michael Dennison	....	key costume supervisor: Los Angeles
Cynthia L. Hamilton	....	assistant costume designer: Los Angeles (as Cynthia Hamilton)
James Michael Hargate	....	costume department coordinator: Los Angeles
Deborah Hopper	....	costume supervisor: women, Los Angeles
Lisa Johnson	....	wardrobe mistress: London
Anthony J. Scarano	....	costume supervisor: men, Los Angeles (as Anthony Scarano)
Cheryl Scarano	....	costumer
Tess Inman	....	costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Noori Dehnahi	....	post-production coordinator
James Garrett	....	second assistant editor: Los Angeles (as Jim Garrett)
Jeff Jones	....	first assistant editor: Los Angeles
Christopher Lloyd	....	first assistant editor
Charles Pattenson	....	apprentice editor: Los Angeles
Adrian Trent	....	second assistant editor

Music Department
John Barry	....	conductor
Jonathan Enraght-Moony	....	assistant music editor
Andrew Glen	....	music editor
Robin Glenn	....	music supervisor
Shawn Murphy	....	music editor
Nic Raine	....	orchestrator
Paul Mottram	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Pat Carman	....	transportation coordinator: Los Angeles
Vic Floyd	....	unit driver: London
John King	....	unit driver: London
Jan Ostermann	....	transportation: Richard Attenborough, Los Angeles
Dave Robling	....	transportation captain: Los Angeles

Other crew
Jody Adair	....	location assistant: Los Angeles
Gordon Arnell	....	unit publicist: London
Kim Balser	....	personal assistant: Mario Kassar, Los Angeles
Trey Batchelor	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Bonnie Belknap	....	food stylist
Marcy Bolotin	....	unit publicist: Los Angeles
Nikki Clapp	....	script supervisor
Gabriel Clare-Hunt	....	personal assistant: Richard Attenborough, London
Sean Corrigan	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Steve Cowie	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Nancy Cox	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Nick Daubeny	....	location manager: London
Mischon De Reya	....	production legal services: United Kingdom
Jill DuDeck	....	production assistant: Los Angeles (as Jill Du Deck)
Richard Dunmore	....	location manager: London
Kate Flatt	....	choreographer: London
Gina Fortunato	....	production coordinator: Los Angeles
Aaron Garcia	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Peter Govey	....	titles opticals
Jo Gregory	....	production accountant: UK
Linda Gregory	....	cost accountant: London
Susan Guski	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Melanie Hodal	....	international publicist: Los Angeles
Johnny Hutch	....	choreographer: Chaplin, London
Andrew Jack	....	dialect coach
Allan James	....	location manager: Vevey
Rebecca Jutzi	....	production secretary: Vevey
Dan Kamin	....	choreographer: Chaplin, Los Angeles
Mario Kassar	....	presenter
Leila Kirkpatrick	....	production coordinator: London
Kris Krabbe	....	tennis coach: Los Angeles
David R. Lawson	....	medic
Kristofer Lindquist	....	production assistant: Los Angeles (as Kris Lindquist)
Diana Lui	....	assistant production coordinator: Los Angeles
Liz Matthews	....	location manager: Los Angeles (as Elizabeth Matthews)
Susanne McKenrick	....	choreographer: Los Angeles
Karin Mercurio	....	assistant production accountant: Los Angeles
Corky Miller	....	wrangler: Los Angeles
David Clayton Miller	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Zoe Moore	....	production runner: London
Angela Murray	....	location assistant: London
Diana Leigh Myers	....	assistant location manager: Los Angeles (as Diana Myers)
David O'Shaugnessy	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Pamela Paumier	....	clips provider: "The Kid", "The Gold Rush", "The Circus", "City Lights", "Modern Times" and "The Great Dictator"
David Robinson	....	historical consultant
Lisa Schectman	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Libby Shearon	....	international publicist: London
Andrew Shields	....	monitor video playback operator
Rhett Smith	....	assistant to publicist: Los Angeles
Mark Somner	....	assistant location manager: London
Mark S. Temple	....	production legal services: US
Marichu Walker	....	production assistant: US
Marc Wanamaker	....	technical advisor (as Marc Wannamaker)
Judy Wasdell	....	personal assistant: Diana Hawkins, London
Alison Webb	....	production associate
Russ Westbrook	....	location assistant: Los Angeles
Ted Yonenaka	....	craft service: Los Angeles
Michael Barnes	....	legal attorney (uncredited)
Jeanie Daniels	....	payroll accountant (uncredited)
Harry Lu	....	armorer (uncredited)
Brook Mansbridge	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Roger Phillips	....	title designer (uncredited)
Kim Sherwood	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Daniel Veluzat	....	location liaison (uncredited)

Thanks
Beebe Bourne	....	thanks: for Charlie Chaplin's original compositions
Oona Chaplin	....	very special gratitude
Nancy de Antonio	....	thanks: for archive material (as Nancy De Antonio)
Jack Lemmon	....	thanks
Walter Matthau	....	thanks
Pamela Paumier	....	very special gratitude
Daniel Taradash	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Carolco Pictures
• Canal+
• RCS Video
• Lambeth Productions Corp.

Distributors

• TriStar Pictures (1992) (USA) (theatrical)
• Scotia International Filmverleih (1993) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de España (Spain)
• Flashstar Home Vídeo (2001) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Gativideo (1993) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Guild Film Distribution
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2002) (Germany) (DVD)
• Live Entertainment
• Look Filmes (Brazil) (VHS)
• Momentum Pictures
• Roadshow Entertainment Video (Australia) (VHS)
• Roadshow Entertainment
• Studio Canal
• VCL Communications (1994) (Germany) (VHS)
• VCL Communications (1994) (Germany) (laserdisc)
• VCL Communications (2000) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Illusion Arts (special visual effects)

Other Companies

• Shepperton Studios  movie studio
• Abbey Road Studios  music recording facilities
• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)  thanks: television footage of 44th Annual Academy Awards
• Albert G. Ruben and Company  production insurance provided by
• Baker Tilly  production accounting services
• Bluebell Railway, The  special thanks
• Bourne Company, The  thanks: Charlie Chaplin's original compositions
• British Film Institute (BFI)  thanks: archive material
• British Movietonews  thanks: archive material
• City of Fillmore, The  special thanks
• Complete Film Company  completion guaranty provided by
• Complete Film Corporation  completion bond services
• English Chamber Orchestra  music performers
• Frameline Productions  graphic design and Rostrum photography (as Frameline)
• Hansard  process compositing
• History For Hire  period motion picture equipment
• John E Allen Collections  thanks: archive material
• Movie Trains  special thanks
• Optical Film Effects  process compositing
• Peter Watson Associates  titles and optical effects
• Roy Export Company Establishment  clip provider
• Shields Archives  thanks: archive material
• Short Line Enterprises  special thanks
• ShowBiz Enterprises  draperies
• Twickenham Film Studios  post-production facilities
• UCLA Film and Television Archive  thanks: archive material
• Variety  thanks: archive material

Also Known As:

Charlot (Italy)

Runtime:

143 min

Country:

UK | USA | France | Italy

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Chile:14 | Finland:S | Germany:6 | New Zealand:PG | Peru:14 | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Norway:10

Filming Locations:

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA

Company:

Carolco Pictures

Trivia:

Released 15 years to the day of Charles Chaplin's death.

Goofs:

Factual errors: During the scene where Chaplin demonstrates the power of silent films as Vaslav Nijinsky, he first gives him a high voice before correcting himself. Chaplin would've known very well what Nijinsky sounded like as he had met him numerous times in the 1920s and the two were good friends. (Source: The documentary "Chaplin Today" from the DVD release of City Lights)

Quotes:

[Sennett is explaining the film industry to Chaplin as Rollie edits a film]
Mack Sennett: Now I know this is all new to ya, but remember something, we're all new. This is not an ancient industry. This whole place here is built around speed. Start the story, start the chase. I get bored easy.
Rollie Totheroh: How much you reckon Mack? Couple yards of Mabel?
Mack Sennett: Hmm, yeah. Nah, make it three. But don't go thinking we sacrifice quality. I never make more than two motion pictures a week, but I'll spend up to a thousand dollars on each of 'em if I have to.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Jeff Goldblum/Aerosmith (#19.3)" (1993)

Soundtrack:

CHAMPAGNE CHARLIE

Misguided - with so much potential...

The first thing one should know about "Chaplin" is that, paradoxically, very little of it has to do with Chaplin. Or, at least, it has more to do with the writers' illusions of him. The film claims to be based on "My Autobiography" and on "Chaplin: His Life and Art", by David Robinson. Having re-read the Autobiography before watching the film, it is clear to me that what the writers did was take basic incidents from the autobiography and embellish them with, I can only assume, parts of the Robinson book. What results is a series of scenes which were vaguely influenced by the facts, but so simplified and primitive that little of the original truth remains.

What the writers did not wish to acknowledge was that when Chaplin wrote vaguely or skimmed past certain parts of his life, he really didn't want anyone to delve into them - and the filmmakers did just that. "Chaplin" is not really about Charlie Chaplin, his work and films. It is simply ceaseless speculation on his personal life, but going on even more vaguely about it than the Autobiography.

I am well aware that almost every biopic focuses more on the personal life of a person than on their work. The problem is that most of the characters in "Chaplin" are so exaggerated and simplified that they become almost completely unbelievable - both as the real people AND as fictional characters. None of them are fully developed. This is not entirely the fault of the supporting cast (although it really is not that interesting): the fault lies with the screenplay, which is too often bland and melodramatic. This is especially obvious in the ridiculous subplot concerning the older Chaplin and his editor, which is the most pointless and badly done part of the film; even Hopkins cannot make the lines sound credible, which is all the proof anyone needs of their mediocrity. The film would have worked immeasurably better without these additions.

Many of the most interesting aspects and parts of Chaplin's life are completely ignored, oddly, with seemingly irrelevant or less important stories added in for little reason. One scene in particular is added only to insert a Chaplin-esquire physical comedy sequence which falls flat. The writers greatly accentuated everything to do with Hetty Kelly, even making the same actress play Oona O'Neill; the tried too hard to give him some kind of motive for his relationships, which only leads to more bias and speculation; and although I am by no means a Chaplin purist or even a very knowledgeable admirer, the blatant alterations on the actual history grated on my nerves.

All this being said, the film is certainly not a terrible one. Mainly, however, this is for one reason only, and that is - yes - Robert Downey Jr. himself. The praise he received for the role is by no means undeserved. As Chaplin he is perfect, managing to make the best out of his rather predictable lines, remaining interesting, believable, and in many parts moving. He has wonderful timing and intensity, and even looks the part (he could even do the roll dance). I really quite believed he was Chaplin. Even his performance, however, suffers greatly because of the lines - and the flash-forwards. I have no doubt that he could have played an even better Charlie Chaplin in a differently made film.

One of the greatest scenes in "Chaplin", I think, is the opening credits: Charlie arrives in his dressing room, alone, sits, and begins to remove his make-up. The scene is in black and white, and there is no dialogue - only music. Every emotion is expressed simply through his eyes. If the rest of the film had been made like this, I actually think it could have been perfect. Either way, the lead performance is astounding, the music is beautiful, and though not very insightful or too true to history, this film is well worth watching.