May 14, 2003
26 min
Full-HD

Chaplin Today: 'City Lights' (2003)

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.

Category

Documentary

Country

France

Companies

Association Chaplin France 5 MK2 Films

Charlie Chaplin

Self (archive footage)

Peter Lord

Self

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