Unknown Chaplin
The master at work
1983 · 2h 36m · N/A
Documentary
Directed by
Kevin Brownlow
,
David Gill
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Unknown Chaplin
Overview
A documentary series examining the film making methods and techniques of Charles Chaplin. Featuring previously unseen footage from Chaplin's private film archive.
Director and cast
- Kevin Brownlow Director
- David Gill Director
- James Mason as Narrator
- Charlie Chaplin as Himself & in Out-Takes
- Edna Purviance as Herself & In Out-Takes
- Albert Austin as Himself & In Out-Takes
- John Rand as Himself & In Out-Takes
- Harry Crocker as Himself & In Out-Takes
- Sydney Chaplin as Himself
- Jackie Coogan as Himself
- Lita Grey as Herself
- Georgia Hale as Herself
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