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Chaplin Today: City Lights

Chaplin Today: City Lights

2003-05-14 26 Min 6.706

Synopsis

In 1928, as the talkies threw the film industry and film language into turmoil, Chaplin decided that his Tramp character would not be heard. City Lights would not be a talking picture, but it would have a soundtrack. Chaplin personally composed a musical score and sound effects for the picture. With Peter Lord, the famous co-creator of Chicken Run and Wallace & Gromit, we see how Chaplin became the king of slapstick comedy and the superstar of the movies.

Original Title

Chaplin Today: City Lights

Director

Serge Bromberg
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Self (archive footage)
Peter Lord
Peter Lord
Self