Dr. Ralph H. Wolfe Viewing Center

Call Number: DVD00300

by Charlie Chaplin; Nigel Bruce; Claire Bloom; Buster Keaton; Celebrated Film Players Corp.; United Artists Corporation.; CBS Fox Video.; Image Entertainment (Firm);

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: Chatsworth, CA : Distributed exclusively by Image Entertainment, ©2000.

Notes: Originally released in 1952 (141 mins.); edition contains an extra four minutes of footage cut by Chaplin after the film’s premiere, six minutes of unreleased film that shows the “original” flea circus routine and sections of Chaplin’s working text for the novel; Nominated for one 1973 Academy Award (this film was not released in Los Angeles during its premiere, and therefore not eligible until 1973);

Summary: Set in 1914 London, 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, then guides her to triumph on the stage.

Also: Available in VHS format (VHS00819)

OCLC #: 44864951