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Unknown Chaplin (1983)

Name: Unknown Chaplin
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1983
Cast: Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Albert Austin, John Rand, Harry Crocker

Documentary • 13m

Cast: Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Albert Austin, John Rand, Harry Crocker, Syd Chaplin, Jackie Coogan, Lita Grey, Georgia Hale, Alistair Cooke, Winston Churchill, Sydney Chaplin, Geraldine Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, James Mason, Virginia Cherrill

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Overview

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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