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COLLECTION · Series · 1983

Unknown Chaplin

A documentary series examining the film making methods and techniques of Charles Chaplin. Featuring previously unseen footage from Chaplin's private film archive.

Source: TMDB
* 8.3 (12)DocumentaryUnited Kingdom
Directors
Kevin Brownlow · David Gill
Countries
United Kingdom
Studios
ITV1 · Thames Television
Runtime
52 min/ep
Release
05/01/1983
Score
8.3 / 10 (12)
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Seasons and episodes
Miniseries
4 episodes · 1983
Episode 1. My Happiest Years
1983-01-05 · 52 min

This film concentrates on the 12 Mutual films Chaplin made during a 17-month period in 1916-17, the first time he had total control over his work. By showing outtakes of scenes with different actors playing crucial roles, this film gives…

Episode 2. The Great Director
1983-01-12 · 52 min

This episode concentrates on problems and solutions of three feature films that Chaplin wrote, directed and starred in: "The Kid" (1921), "The Gold Rush" (1925) and "City Lights" (1931).

Episode 3. Hidden Treasures
1983-01-19 · 52 min

Sequences that Chaplin filmed, and mostly discarded, from many of his features are shown, including a lengthy one from "The Professor" (1923), which was never released.

Episode 5. The Making of The Tramp
2019-04-16

No synopsis

Cast by season
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Self & in Out-Takes
Edna Purviance
Edna Purviance
Self & In Out-Takes
Albert Austin
Albert Austin
Self & In Out-Takes
John Rand
John Rand
Self & In Out-Takes
Harry Crocker
Harry Crocker
Self & In Out-Takes
Syd Chaplin
Syd Chaplin
Self
Jackie Coogan
Jackie Coogan
Self
Lita Grey
Lita Grey
Self
Georgia Hale
Georgia Hale
Self
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Alistair Cooke
Self
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
Self
Sydney Chaplin
Sydney Chaplin
Self
Geraldine Chaplin
Geraldine Chaplin
Self (archive footage)
Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks
Self (archive footage)
James Mason
James Mason
Narrator (voice)
Virginia Cherrill
Virginia Cherrill
Self
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