Plot.
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Chaplin

1992 · Film · 145 min

  • Drama

Plot

An 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.

About Chaplin

Chaplin is a 1992 biographical 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. The film was a box office bomb, grossing $12 million against a $31 million budget, and received mixed reviews from critics; Downey's titular performance garnered critical acclaim and won him the BAFTA Award for Best Actor along with nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama.

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Cast

  • Robert Downey Jr.Charles Spencer Chaplin
  • Geraldine ChaplinHannah Chaplin
  • Paul RhysSydney Chaplin
  • John ThawFred Karno
  • Moira KellyHetty Kelly / Oona O'Neill
  • Anthony HopkinsGeorge Hayden
  • Dan AykroydMack Sennett
  • Marisa TomeiMabel Normand
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