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Shoulder Arms
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Shoulder Arms is a silent film directed by Charlie Chaplin. Produced by Charles Chaplin Productions, the work was released in the United States of America. The film has a runtime of 36 minutes and is presented in black and white. Its narrative involves characters going behind enemy lines during World War I, featuring scenes of trench warfare.
The film was released on October 20, 1918. It carries the tagline "Unprecedented in film annals!" and holds a vote average of 6.8. Viewers can access the film through providers including HBO Max, the Amazon Channel, the Criterion Channel, and FilmBox Live.
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Film · TMDB
6.8An American doughboy, stationed in France during the Great War, goes on a daring mission behind enemy lines and becomes a hero.
Cast
- Charlie Chaplin as Doughboy
- Edna Purviance as The Girl
- Syd Chaplin as Charlie's Comrade / The Kaiser
- Loyal Underwood as Short German Officer
- Henry Bergman as Fat Whiskered German Soldier / The Kaiser's General / Bartender
- Tom Wilson as Dumb German Wood-Cutter
Themes
- world war i
- black and white
- silent film
- behind enemy lines
- trench warfare
- short film
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Charlie Chaplin
- Written by
- Charlie Chaplin
- Produced by
- Charlie Chaplin
- Starring
- Edna Purviance , Sydney Chaplin
- Cinematography
- Roland Totheroh
- Edited by
- Charlie Chaplin
- Distributed by
- First National Pictures
- Release date
- October 20, 1918 ( 1918-10-20 )
- Running time
- 36 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- Silent (English intertitles )
- Box office
- $700,000-$1 million
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- short film
- Genre
- war film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Director
- Charlie Chaplin
- Screenwriter
- Charlie Chaplin
- Cast member
- Tom Wilson
- Composer
- Charlie Chaplin
- Producer
- Charlie Chaplin
- Cinematographer
- Roland Totheroh
- Duration
- 36
- FilmAffinity ID
- 666628
- Image
- Shoulder Arms poster.jpg
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- publication date
- 1918-01-01
- Commons category
- Shoulder Arms
- film editor
- Charlie Chaplin
- title
- Shoulder Arms
- distributed by
- First National Pictures
- aspect ratio (W:H)
- 4:3
- color
- black-and-white
- copyright status
- public domain
- working title
- Camouflage
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
The full film Shoulder Arms is Charlie Chaplin's second film for First National Pictures. Released in 1918, it is a silent comedy film set in France during World War I, the first of three films he made on the subject of war. It co-starred Edna Purviance and Sydney Chaplin, Chaplin's elder brother. In this film, Chaplin is never in his Little Tramp outfit.
Plot
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