Chaplin Today: 'City Lights'

2003 | 26 minutes | 6.5 ★ (15)

Chaplin Today: 'City Lights'
  • Overview

    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.

  • Release Date

    14 May 2003

  • DirectingSerge Bromberg
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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