Slideshow
UNKNOWN CHAPLIN
U.K., 1983
Directed by Kevin Brownlow, David Gill
Narrated by James Mason
Approx. 156 min plus a 15-minute intermission.
Using never-before-seen footage—including astounding outtakes revealing Chaplin’s painstaking modus operandi of developing gags and story ideas—this award-winning three-part film may be the greatest documentary on a moviemaker. Allowed unprecedented access to the archives by Lady Chaplin, ace documentarians Brownlow and Gill bring to light revelations on the master from Mutual days to THE KID, THE GOLD RUSH, CITY LIGHTS and beyond—and construct a never edited short.
Reviews
“A chest of treasures that either have not been seen before or have seldom been available to ordinary folk... UNKNOWN CHAPLIN is the kind of event that serves history, scholarship, films, and entertainment.”
– Vincent Canby, The New York Times