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Seven of the film's in which Chaplin starred have been added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry: Kid Auto Races at Venice (1914), The Immigrant (1917), The Kid (1921), The Gold Rush (1925), City Lights (1931), Modern Times (1936) and The Great Dictator (1940). Also selected was Show People (1928), which Chaplin featured in a cameo
Statue. v. t. e. Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin KBE (16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, the Tramp, and is considered one of the film industry's most important figures.
Complete National Film Registry Listing. Sort films by title, year of release, and year inducted into the Registry by using the up and down arrows at the top of each column. Brief descriptions and expanded essays are available for many Registry titles. View a list of all expanded essays
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With United Artists. 1923 A Woman of Paris. 1925 and 1942 The Gold Rush. 1928 The Circus. 1931 City Lights. 1936 Modern Times. 1940 The Great Dictator. 1947 Monsieur Verdoux.
The complete list of films selected for the 2020 National Film Registry, in chronological order, follows: 1. Suspense (1913) 2. Kid Auto Races at Venice (1914) 3. Bread (1918) 4. The Battle of the ...
The Immigrant essay on the National Film Registry website ; The Immigrant essay by Daniel Eagan in America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry, A&C Black, 2010 ISBN 0826429777, pages 59–60 ; Chaplin's Vintage Year: The History of the Mutual-Chaplin Specials by Michael J. Hayde.
The film was a huge success and was the second-highest-grossing film in 1921, behind “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse” starring Rudolph Valentino. In 2011, “The Kid” was selected for preservation in the US National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
