Chaplin (1992) - film review

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Chaplin is a British-American-French film first released in 1992, directed by Richard Attenborough. The film stars Robert Downey Jr., Geraldine Chaplin, Paul Rhys, John Thaw and Moira Kelly. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Director: Richard Attenborough
Script: David Robinson, Charles Chaplin, Diana Hawkins, William Boyd, Bryan Forbes, William Goldman
Photo: Sven Nykvist
Music: John Barry, José Padilla
Cast: Robert Downey Jr. (Charles Spencer Chaplin), Geraldine Chaplin (Hannah Chaplin), Paul Rhys (Sydney Chaplin), John Thaw (Fred Karno), Moira Kelly (Hetty Kelly), Anthony Hopkins (George Hayden), Dan Aykroyd (Mack Sennett), Marisa Tomei (Mabel Normand), Penelope Ann Miller (Edna Purviance), Kevin Kline (Douglas Fairbanks), Maria Pitillo (Mary Pickford), Milla Jovovich (Mildred Harris), Kevin Dunn (J. Edgar Hoover), Deborah Moore (Lita Grey), Diane Lane (Paulette Goddard), Nancy Travis (Joan Barry), James Woods (Joseph Scott), Hugh Downer (Charlie Age 5), Nicholas Gatt (Sydney Age 9), Bill Paterson (Stage Manager), Anthony Bowles (Conductor), Bryan Coleman (Drunk), Howard Lew Lewis (Workhouse Official), P.H. Moriarty (Workhouse Official), Brian Lipson (Warder), Alan Ford (Warder), Thomas Bradford (Charlie Age 14), Liz Porter (Matchgirl), Ultan Ely-O’Carroll (Rummy Binks), Marcus Eyre (Policeman), Anwar Adaoui (Lambeth Kid), Ben Bilson (Lambeth Kid), Matthew Cartwright (Lambeth Kid), Ian Covington (Lambeth Kid), Adam Goodwin (Lambeth Kid), Milly Gregory (Lambeth Kid), Sam Holland (Lambeth Kid), Josh Maguire (Lambeth Kid), Daniel Sherman (Lambeth Kid), Luke Strain (Lambeth Kid), Frankie Sullivan (Lambeth Kid), Karen Salt (Little Girl), Gerald Sim (Doctor), Una Brandon-Jones (Inmate), Audrey Leybourne (Inmate), Graham Sinclair (Master of Ceremonies), Karen Lewis (Yankee Doodle Dancer), Andrée Bernard (Yankee Doodle Dancer), Carole Jahme (Yankee Doodle Dancer), Jacqueline Leonard (Yankee Doodle Dancer), Claire Perriam (Yankee Doodle Dancer), Theresa Petts (Yankee Doodle Dancer), David Gant (London Maitre d’), Mary Healey (Mrs. Karno), Malcolm Terris (Stallholder), Phil Brown (Projectionist), Matthew Cottle (Stan Laurel), Ena Baga (Pianist), David Duchovny (Rollie Totheroh), Mario Govoni (Swiss Butler), David Mooney (Wedding Photographer), C.J. Golden (Bride’s Mother), Raymond Lynch (Bride’s Father), Peter Georges (Groom), Mike Randleman (Groom’s Mother), Mike Peluso (Groom’s Father), Caroline Cornell (Wedding Guest), Ann Fairlie (Wedding Guest), Paul Hayes (Wedding Guest), Dennis Vero (Wedding Guest), Francesca Buller (Minnie Chaplin), Nick Corello (Masseur), Richard Fast (Bronco Billy Anderson), Brad Parker (Party Photographer), Yoshio Be (Chauffeur), Peter Crook (Frank Hooper), David Totheroh (Cameraman), Jack Totheroh (Cameraman), Jack Ritschel (William Randolph Hearst), Heather McNair (Marion Davies), Laura Bastianelli (Dinner Guest), Joy Claussen (Dinner Guest), Paul Bruno Grenier (Dinner Guest), Marykate Harris (Dinner Guest), Charles Howerton (Dinner Guest), Jason Logan (Dinner Guest), Renata Scott (Dinner Guest), Michael Villani (Dinner Guest), Jerry Jensen (Hotel Porter), Larry Randolph (Waiter), Alan Charof (Federal Marshal), Dana Craig (Federal Marshal), Kennedy Grant (Federal Marshal), Ken Magee (Federal Marshal), Benjamin Whitrow (Station Master), Edward Crangle (Young Autograph Hunter), Stuart Richman (Barman), Mark Vegh (Barman), Caroline Guthrie (Courting Couple), Lawrence Lambert (Courting Couple), Robert Stephens (Ted the Drunk), Tim Chaplin (Working Man), Nick Edmett (Working Man), David Finch (Working Man), Mark Long (Working Man), Tommy Wright (Working Man), Leonard Kirby (Young Fan), Sean O’Bryan (Lewis Seeley), Donald Elson (Prop Man), Donnie Kehr (Sound Engineer), Sky Rumph (Charles Chaplin jr. Age 7), Bradley Pierce (Sydney Chaplin jr. Age 8), Richard James (Pianist), William Dennis Hunt (US Maitre D’), Michael Blevins (David Raksin), Norbert Weisser (German Diplomat), Vicki Frederick (Party Guest), Gene Wolande (Party Guest), Michael Adler (Party Guest), Iris Bath (Party Guest), Thomas K. Belgrey (Party Guest), Tom Preston (Party Guest), Mary Stark (Party Guest), Annie Waterman (Party Guest), Noah Lee Margetts (Clapper Boy), Rhett Smith (Tennis Party Guest), John Standing (Butler), Michael A. Goorjian (Charles Chaplin Jr), Michael Cade (Sydney Chaplin Jr), Todd Mason Covert (Reporter), Phil Forman (Reporter), Charley J. Garrett (Reporter), Jerry Giles (Reporter), Howard Hughes (Reporter), Jayson Kane (Reporter), Michael Miller (Reporter), John Otrin (Reporter), J. Michael Patterson (Reporter), Paul Sinclair (Reporter), Terrence Stone (Reporter), Ralph Votrian (Reporter)
Country: UK / USA / France / Italy
Language: English
Runtime: 143 min; B&W

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