Unknown Chaplin

1983

Unknown Chaplin

8.6 | en | Documentary

A documentary series examining the film making methods and techniques of Charles Chaplin. Featuring previously unseen footage from Chaplin's private film archive.

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EP5 The Making of The Tramp

Apr. 16,2019

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EP3 Hidden Treasures

Jan. 19,1983

Sequences that Chaplin filmed, and mostly discarded, from many of his features are shown, including a lengthy one from "The Professor" (1923), which was never released.

EP2 The Great Director

Jan. 12,1983

This episode concentrates on problems and solutions of three feature films that Chaplin wrote, directed and starred in: "The Kid" (1921), "The Gold Rush" (1925) and "City Lights" (1931).

EP1 My Happiest Years

Jan. 05,1983

This film concentrates on the 12 Mutual films Chaplin made during a 17-month period in 1916-17, the first time he had total control over his work. By showing outtakes of scenes with different actors playing crucial roles, this film gives insight into his method of filming and developing a story.

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Released: 1983-01-05 | Released Producted By: Thames Television , Country: United Kingdom Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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A documentary series examining the film making methods and techniques of Charles Chaplin. Featuring previously unseen footage from Chaplin's private film archive.

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Cast

Charlie Chaplin , Edna Purviance , Albert Austin

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David Gill

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Charlie Chaplin

as Self & in Out-Takes

A Possible Future... Whole Burnt The Real Charlie Chaplin Hollywood : la vie rêvée de Lana Turner Birth of the Tramp Trip to Bali Chaplin Today: 'The Kid' The Tramp and the Dictator Chaplin's Goliath

Edna Purviance

as Self & In Out-Takes

Birth of the Tramp Chaplin Today: 'The Kid' Chaplin's Goliath Unknown Chaplin A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate The Pilgrim Pay Day The Kid Shoulder Arms

Albert Austin

as Self & In Out-Takes

Chaplin's Goliath Unknown Chaplin City Lights Pay Day The Kid Shoulder Arms The Immigrant The Cure The Adventurer

Reviews

Cineanalyst "Unknown Chaplin" is an interesting program--from two authorities on film history and preservation, Kevin Brownlow and the late David Gill, two men I'm thankful to for many of the restored movies I've seen. I consider Charlie Chaplin one of the greatest filmmakers ever, in addition to being the funniest man I've ever seen. This three-part television series shows cut footage from Chaplin's films, providing a unique look at the filmmaker's perfectionism and improvisational approach.The first two episodes are especially telling. "My Happiest Years" features cut footage from his Mutual shorts "The Immigrant" and "The Cure", where Chaplin repeatedly retook scenes, improvising the comedy and narrative in front of the camera. And, "The Great Director" includes a nice look at the struggle between Chaplin's perfectionism and his unprofessional leading actress during filming of "City Lights". The last episode, "Hidden Treasures", shows a comedian who continued to work when not filming movies for release and how some of the gags in his films evolved over time. There's also a sequence from his aborted film "The Professor" and cut scenes from more of his films. Overall, "Unknown Chaplin" is worth watching for everyone seriously interested in Chaplin's art.

theowinthrop When the series Hollywood was made in the late 1970s, it's producers had more than enough material for a series of over 10 episodes (as it was shown). Especially the material dealing with interviews of silent film period survivors. The producers decided to do several follow-up documentaries. Three eventually were made, about Chaplin, Keaton, and Lloyd. This was the first. Taken from the Chaplin family film vaults, it showed (in three episodes) scenes that were filmed by Chaplin from movies that were actually finished but re-cut (like CITY LIGHTS, THE CIRCUS, and THE CURE), as well as films that were made for private viewing (a film with visitor Sir Harry Lauder), and film that was created for projects that did not work out. It was a wonderful series, and all too brief - mostly due to the tragic fact that Chaplin did not save all the cut material from all his projects and films. Try to catch this on DVD.

vpadgett This delightful documentary shows the secrets of many clever tricks that were a mystery until two film historians studied Charles Chaplin's works. Highly recommended to any serious fan of Chaplin. The backwards hat trick alone is worth viewing the whole series.

cricket-14 Anyone who knows little about Chaplin or the silent movie era (including myself, being born in 1960) will find this documentary very educational.Thank goodness someone had the foresight to interview people who knew and worked with Chaplin while they were still alive. Documentaries like this are a crucial part of film history and preservation. People who actually worked in the silent era know it better than anyone.I highly recommend it to anyone.