Charlie Chaplin
King Shahdov
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A King in New York: Directed by Charles Chaplin. With Charles Chaplin, Maxine Audley, Jerry Desmonde, Oliver Johnston. A recently-deposed European monarch seeks shelter in New York City, where he becomes an accidental television celebrity and is later wrongly accused of being a Communist.
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- Charles Chaplin
Language. English. A King in New York is a 1957 British comedy film directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin in his last leading role, which co-stars, among others, his young son Michael. The film presents a satirical view of the McCarthy communist-hunt era and certain other aspects of United States politics and society.
- Charlie Chaplin
- Attica Film Company
- Charlie Chaplin
- Charlie Chaplin
A King in New York is a fantasy of what might have happened had Chaplin been allowed to return to the States after five years of exile. It is filled with fascinating references to Chaplin's own painful experiences, and is flavored by the aging filmmaker's curmudgeonly views of mid-century American pop culture.
- Charles Chaplin
- Charles Chaplin
Chaplin's anti-American film about a king who escapes from a revolution and settles in New York, where he faces the madness of American society and the HUAC. Ebert praises the film's comic invention and optimism, but criticizes its political satire and length.
Description : Fleeing revolution in his country, a European monarch seeks refuge in 1950s New York City. His corrupt Prime Minister having left him penniless, King Shahdov even stars in TV commercials to fund his living expenses.
Summaries. A recently-deposed European monarch seeks shelter in New York City, where he becomes an accidental television celebrity and is later wrongly accused of being a Communist. Due to a revolution in his country, King Shahdov comes to New York - almost broke.
