The Gold Rush
The World's Greatest Laughing Picture!
The World's Greatest Laughing Picture!
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
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1925
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A lone prospector ventures into Alaska looking for gold. He soon gets mixed up with some burly characters, falls in love with the beautiful Georgia, and tries to win her heart with his singular charm.
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Rated:
Passed
Runtime:
89 min
Release date:
12 Jul 1925
Country:
US
Languages:
xx
Budget:
$923,000
Revenue:
$4,000,000
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. 3 wins & 3 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
The Gold Rush is a distinct triumph for Charlie Chaplin from both the artistic and commercial standpoints, and is a picture certain to create a veritable riot at theatre box offices.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
27 Jun 2007
fresh:
The blend of slapstick and pathos is seamless, although the cynicism of the final scene is still surprising. Chaplin's later films are quirkier and more personal, but this is quintessential Charlie, and unmissable.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
27 Jun 2007
fresh:
The result is a sight for sore eyes, for old-style Chaplin fans and novitiates alike.
– James Agee,
TIME Magazine,
14 Sep 2012
fresh:
I prophesied that Chaplin, with his finer comedy and his less spectacular farce, would not be able to hold his popularity against it. What has happened is precisely the reverse of what I predicted.
– Edmund Wilson,
The New Republic,
23 Jan 2013
fresh:
Chaplin is the apotheosis of the world's despised and downtrodden, and also their hope; he heralds a revolution in anarchic beauty.
– Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
29 Jul 2013