Chaplin (1992 film)
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| Directed by | Richard Attenborough |
| Produced by | Richard Attenborough Mario Kassar |
| Written by | Diana Hawkins William Boyd Bryan Forbes William Goldman |
| Starring | Robert Downey Jr Dan Aykroyd Geraldine Chaplin |
| Music by | John Barry |
| Editing by | Anne V. Coates |
| Distributed by | TriStar Pictures Carolco Pictures |
| Release date(s) | December 25, 1992 |
| Running time | 143 min. |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
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Chaplin is a 1992 semi-biographical film about the life of Charles Chaplin. It stars Robert Downey Jr., Dan Aykroyd, Geraldine Chaplin, Kevin Kline, and Anthony Hopkins.
The film was adapted by Diana Hawkins, William Boyd, Bryan Forbes and William Goldman from the books My Autobiography by Charles Chaplin and Chaplin: His Life and Art by David Robinson. It was produced and directed by Richard Attenborough. The original music score was composed by John Barry.
It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Robert Downey Jr.), Best Art Direction-Set Decoration and Best Music, Original Score. Robert Downey Jr. also won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor.
Although the film was criticized for taking dramatic licence with some respects of Chaplin's life, Downey's performance as Chaplin won almost universal acclaim. Attenborough was sufficiently confident in Downey's performance to include historical footage of Chaplin himself at the end of the film.
The film's tagline was "Everyone has a wild side. Even a legend."
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[edit] Plot summary
The life and times of filmmaker extraordinaire Charlie Chaplin (Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin). An elderly Chaplin narrates the film, as he tells the story of his life to his biographer. From his formative years in England to his highest successes in America, Chaplin's life, work, and loves are followed. While his screen characters are extremely hilarious, the man behind "The Little Tramp" was constantly haunted by a sense of loss.
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[edit] Cast notes
Geraldine Chaplin portrays Charles Chaplin's mother and her own paternal grandmother, Hannah Chaplin.
[edit] Academy Awards
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| Best Actor | Robert Downey Jr. | |
| Best Score | John Barry | |
| Best Art Direction | Stuart Craig Chris Butler |
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[edit] External links
- Chaplin at the Internet Movie Database
- Chaplin at Allmovie
- Chaplin at Rotten Tomatoes
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