Chaplin Movie

Chaplin
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Run Time: 144 min
MPAA Rating: PG13
Released: 1992
Directors: Richard Attenborough
Genre/Type: Drama
Period Film
Showbiz Drama
Biopic [feature]
Producers: Richard Attenborough
Mario Kassar
Plot Synopsis by Lisa Kropiewnicki
Partly based on Charlie Chaplin's My Autobiography, this humorous and dramatic biopic features an all-star cast including Oscar nominee Robert Downey Jr., Dan Aykroyd, Anthony Hopkins, Kevin Kline, Diane Lane, and Chaplin's real-life daughter, Geraldine Chaplin, who portrays his mentally ill mother. With the use of flashback, an elderly Chaplin discusses his autobiography with his editor (Hopkins), who urges him to be more vulnerable and emotionally honest with his memoirs while journeying through his poverty-stricken childhood, closest friendships, many marriages, merciless pursuit by J. Edgar Hoover (Kevin Dunn), and ingenious invention of "The Little Tramp." Highlighted works such as The Gold Rush (1925) and The Great Dictator (1940) illustrate significant turning points in Chaplin's prolific filmography. Director Richard Attenborough's film also explores the circumstances surrounding Chaplin's exile from America and his eventual return to receive an honorary Academy Award.

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Cast

Actors Character Born
Robert Downey, Jr. Charlie Chaplin Apr 4, 1965 in New York City, NY
Dan Aykroyd Mack Sennett Jul 1, 1952 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Geraldine Chaplin Hannah Chaplin Jul 31, 1944 in Santa Monica, CA
Kevin Dunn J. Edgar Hoover
Anthony Hopkins George Hayden Dec 31, 1937 in Port Talbot, South Wales, UK
Moira Kelly Hetty Kelly/Oona O'Neill Mar 6, 1968 in Queens, New York, NY
Milla Jovovich Mildred Harris Dec 17, 1975 in Kiev, Ukraine, USSR
Kevin Kline Douglas Fairbanks Oct 24, 1947 in St. Louis, MO
Diane Lane Paulette Goddard Jan 22, 1965 in New York City, NY
Penelope Ann Miller Edna Purviance Jan 13, 1964 in Los Angeles, CA
Paul Rhys Sydney Chaplin
John Thaw Fred Karno Jan 3, 1942 in West Gorton, Manchester, England
Marisa Tomei Mabel Normand Dec 4, 1964 in Brooklyn, New York City, NY
Nancy Travis Joan Barry Sep 21, 1961 in Astoria, Queens, NY
James Woods Lawyer Scott Apr 18, 1947 in Vernal, UT
Michael Blevins David Raskin
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Review by Lisa Kropiewnicki
The Academy Award-winning director of another biopic, Gandhi (1982), Richard Attenborough reveals his obvious reverence for the iconoclastic Charlie Chaplin in this critically if not commercially successful film. Robert Downey Jr., who trained for over a year to replicate Chaplin's English cockney accent, tics, and rhythm as well as his graceful balletic and athletic movements, physical humor, and posture, gives the star-making performance of his career and is riveting to watch as he brings to life one of the most influential people in the history of cinema. The film is a thoughtful mixture of melancholy and humor, juxtaposing Chaplin's private loneliness and loss with his professional comedic talents and fortitude. Spanning a period of nearly 80 years in the actor's life, the film has been criticized for trying to cover too much narrative ground, but given the enormity of Chaplin's contribution to his art and the personal obstacles he overcame, this is an enjoyable, emotional, and authentic film. From its rural Hollywood locations in the early 1900s and demonstration of early moviemaking techniques to its superb cast, Chaplin is a potent tribute to a gifted cinematic artist.
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