Edition |
Digitally remastered version. |
Description |
1 videodisc (141 mins) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
Note |
Special features: 4 min. of additional footage cut from film by Chaplin after its premiere ; 6 min. of unreleased film shot in 1919 that shows the "original" flea circus routine ; sections of Chaplin working text for the novel on which the film is based and a production summary. |
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Videodisc release of the 1952 motion picture. |
Credits |
Director of photography, Karl Struss ; editor, Joseph Engel ; music, Charles Chaplin. |
Performer |
Cast: Charles Chaplin, Claire Bloom, Buster Keaton, Sidney Chaplin, Nigel Bruce. |
Summary |
Set in London, in 1914, the film stars Chaplin as an aging music hall comic who's convinced he can no longer move people to laughter. But he gets a final opportunity to shine when he saves a young, equally desperate ballet dancer from suicide and then guides her to triumph on the stage. |
System Details |
DVD. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Local Note |
Some of the Simsbury Public Library items are are part of the Hayes Collection. |
Subject |
Ballet dancers -- Drama.
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Comedians -- Great Britain -- Drama.
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Added Author |
Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977.
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Chaplin, Syd, 1885-1965.
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Bruce, Nigel, 1895-1953.
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Bloom, Claire, 1931-
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Keaton, Buster, 1895-1966.
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Celebrated Film Players Corp.
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United Artists Corporation.
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CBS Fox Video.
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Image Entertainment (Firm)
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Music No. |
ID9185 CUDVD Image Entertainment |
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