Unknown Chaplin: My Happiest Years

• Directors: Kevin Brownlow; David Gill
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• Genre: Film, TV & Radio
• Movie Type: Biography
• Themes: Filmmaking, Actor's Life
• Release Year: 1983
• Run Time: 55 minutes

Plot

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. ~ Steve Blackburn, All Movie Guide

Cast

Charles Chaplin

Credit

Kevin Brownlow - Director, David Gill - Director

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Chaplin: A Character is Born; Charlie Chaplin; Days of Thrills and Laughter; The Golden Age of Comedy; When Comedy Was King; Chaplin's Art of Comedy; Chaplinesque: My Life and Hard Times