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*Chaplin* is a 1992 biographical comedy drama film directed by Richard Attenborough. The screenplay was written by William Boyd, Bryan Forbes, William Goldman, and Charlie Chaplin. The cast includes Robert Downey Jr., Geraldine Chaplin, Moira Kelly, and Dan Aykroyd. Produced by Richard Attenborough and Mario Kassar, the film was distributed by TriStar Pictures and Netflix. It features music by John Barry and José Padilla, with cinematography by Sven Nykvist.
The production originated from the United Kingdom, France, the United States, and Italy. Filming took place in Long Beach, California, and Switzerland, while the narrative is set in London, Los Angeles, and Switzerland. The film is presented in black-and-white and has a runtime of 138 minutes according to one source, 143 minutes according to another, and 145 minutes according to a third. It was released in December 1992.
*Chaplin* received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor, Best Production Design, and Best Original Score. It holds a rating of 7.5 on IMDb based on 65,668 votes and a 7.41 average on TMDb from 1,212 votes. The film had a budget of 31,000,000 and generated 9,493,259 in revenue.
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7.4An 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.
Cast
- Robert Downey Jr. as Charles Spencer Chaplin
- Geraldine Chaplin as Hannah Chaplin
- Paul Rhys as Sydney Chaplin
- Marisa Tomei as Mabel Normand
- Milla Jovovich as Mildred Harris
- John Thaw as Fred Karno
Themes
- escape
- politics
- success
- biography
- based on true story
- family
- mccarthyism
- 1920s
- 1900s
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Richard Attenborough
- Screenplay by
- William Boyd Bryan Forbes William Goldman
- Story by
- Diana Hawkins
- Based on
- My Autobiography , by Charles Chaplin Chaplin: His Life and Art , by David Robinson
- Produced by
- Richard Attenborough Mario Kassar
- Starring
- Robert Downey Jr. Dan Aykroyd Geraldine Chaplin Kevin Dunn Anthony Hopkins Milla Jovovich Moira Kelly Kevin Kline Diane Lane Penelope Ann Miller Paul Rhys John Thaw Marisa Tomei Nancy Travis James Woods
- Cinematography
- Sven Nykvist
- Edited by
- Anne V. Coates
- Music by
- John Barry
- Production companies
- Carolco Pictures Le Studio Canal+ RCS Video
- Distributed by
- Guild Film Distribution (United Kingdom) , TriStar Pictures (United States theatrical, Latin America, French-speaking Belgium, Spain and Scandinavia)
- Release dates
- December 17, 1992 ( 1992-12-17 ) (United Kingdom) December 25, 1992 ( 1992-12-25 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 145 minutes
- Countries
- United Kingdom United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $31 million
- Box office
- $12 million (US/UK)
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Encyclopedic overview
Chaplin is a 1992 biographical comedy-drama film about the life of English comic actor and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin. It was produced and directed by Richard Attenborough and stars Robert Downey Jr., Marisa Tomei, Dan Aykroyd, Penelope Ann Miller and Kevin Kline. It also features Charlie Chaplin's own daughter, Geraldine Chaplin, in the role of his mother, Hannah Chaplin.
The film was adapted by William Boyd, Bryan Forbes and William Goldman from Chaplin's 1964 book My Autobiography and the 1985 book Chaplin: His Life and Art by film critic David Robinson. Associate producer Diana Hawkins got a story credit. The original music score was composed by John Barry.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chaplin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.