Rating: PG13
Genre: Drama
Theatrical Release: 12/25/1992(USA)
Release Date: 05/20/1998
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DDS2.0
Run Time: 135 Minutes
Flags: Nudity, Questionable for Children, Adult Language
Distributor/Studio: Live/Artisan

Partly based on Charlie Chaplin's My Autobiography, this humorous and dramatic biopic features an all-star cast including Oscar nominee Robert Downey Jr., Dan Aykroyd, Anthony Hopkins, Kevin Kline, Diane Lane, and Chaplin's real-life daughter, Geraldine Chaplin, who portrays his mentally ill mother. With the use of flashback, an elderly Chaplin discusses his autobiography with his editor (Hopkins), who urges him to be more vulnerable and emotionally honest with his memoirs while journeying through his poverty-stricken childhood, closest friendships, many marriages, merciless pursuit by J. Edgar Hoover (Kevin Dunn), and ingenious invention of "The Little Tramp." Highlighted works such as The Gold Rush (1925) and The Great Dictator (1940) illustrate significant turning points in Chaplin's prolific filmography. Director Richard Attenborough's film also explores the circumstances surrounding Chaplin's exile from America and his eventual return to receive an honorary Academy Award.

~ Lisa Kropiewnicki, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Robert Downey, Jr. - Charlie Chaplin
Dan Aykroyd - Mack Sennett
Geraldine Chaplin - Hannah Chaplin
Kevin Dunn - J. Edgar Hoover
Anthony Hopkins - George Hayden
Moira Kelly - Hetty Kelly/Oona O'Neill
Milla Jovovich - Mildred Harris
Kevin Kline - Douglas Fairbanks
Diane Lane - Paulette Goddard
Penelope Ann Miller - Edna Purviance
Paul Rhys - Sydney Chaplin
John Thaw - Fred Karno
Marisa Tomei - Mabel Normand
Nancy Travis - Joan Barry
James Woods - Lawyer Scott
Michael Blevins - David Raskin
Francesca Buller - Minnie Chaplin
Peter Crook - Frank Hooper
David Duchovny - Rollie Totheroh
Donnie Kehr - Sound Engineer
Karen Lewis - Yankee Doodle Dancer
Deborah Moore - Lita Grey
Sean O'Bryan - Lewis Seeley
Bill Paterson - Stage Manager
Maria Pitillo - Mary Pickford
Gerald Sim - Doctor
John Standing - Chaplin Butler
Robert Stephens - Ted the Drunk
Norbert Weisser - German Diplomat

Production:
Richard Attenborough - Director
Richard Attenborough Mario Kassar - Producer
Terence A. Clegg - Co Producer
John Barry - Composer
Anne V. Coates - Editor
Bryan Forbes William Goldman Diana Hawkins William Boyd - Screen Writer
Chris A. Butler Stephenie McMillan - Set Designer
John King - Art Director
Mark Mansbridge - Art Director
Norman Dorme - Art Director
Diana Hawkins - Associate Producer
Charles Chaplin - Book Author
Kevin Jewison - Camera Operator
Sven Nykvist - Cinematographer
Ellen Mirojnick - Costume Designer
John Mollo - Costume Designer
Wally Schneiderman - Makeup
Stuart Craig - Production Designer
Brian Williams - Stunts
George Marshall Ruge - Stunts
Jim Wilkey - Stunts
Keith Campbell - Stunts
Neil Summers - Stunts
David Robinson - Book Author

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1992 British Academy of Film and Television

1992 Golden Globe