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Name: Unknown Chaplin: My Happiest Years
Genre: documentary, comedy
Released: 1983
Duration: 55 min
Cast: Charlie Chaplin

55m runtime

198355mdocumentary • comedy

Documentary film with a runtime of 55 minutes, released in 1983. Presented in English.

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Runtime55m

Minutes55

One SittingYes

With Break1h 7m

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Narrated by the incomparable James Mason and co-directed by David Gill and Kevin Brownlow, this documentary features rare behind-the-scenes footage of the great filmmaker and comic actor Charles Chaplin at work creating his films. The program offers commentary and interviews with numerous people, including those who knew and worked with Chaplin. Among those who speak about Chaplin's methods and life are Dean Riesner, Chaplin's brother Sidney Chaplin, Jackie Coogan, Alistair Cooke, Chaplin's daughter Geraldine Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Lita Grey, and Georgia Hale. Highlights include Chaplin home movies and long-lost footage from the shorts The Cure and The Immigrant.

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Runtime55m

Can Finish TonightYes

One SittingYes

With Break1h 7m

Movie Facts

Release Year1983

Runtime55m

LanguageEnglish

Genresdocumentary, comedy

DirectorKevin Brownlow, David Gill

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