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Chaplin
Sign in to save1992 film by Richard Attenborough
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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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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 138
- FilmAffinity ID
- 512879
Show 5 more facts
- publication date
- 1992-12-18
- title
- Chaplin
- review score
- 47/100
- capital cost
- 31000000
- box office
- 9500000
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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.