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- Deposed by revolution in his home country of Estrovia, King Igor Shahdov comes to New York City almost broke, his securities having been stolen by his own prime minister.
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A King in New York is a 1957 British comedy film directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin in his last leading role. The film presents a satirical view of certain aspects of American politics and society.
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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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- Comedy, Drama
- Charles Chaplin
- 1957-09-23
A King in New York (1957) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Dec 22, 2003 · The penultimate film by Charles Chaplin, A King in New York (1957) was the 68-year-old filmmaker's reaction to the inhospitable treatment he faced in the United States during the Communist witch hunts of the McCarthy Era.
- Charles Chaplin
- Charles Chaplin
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.
Aug 3, 2024 · Charlie Chaplin - Silent Film, Comedy, Auteur: Chaplin made use of his own experiences as a victim of McCarthyism in his next film, the British-made A King in New York (1957). Satirizing the very witch hunts that had sent him into self-imposed exile, Chaplin fashioned a diatribe against the foibles of 1950s America that only occasionally ...
A recently-deposed "Estrovian" monarch seeks shelter in New York City, where he becomes an accidental television celebrity. Later, he's wrongly accused of being a Communist and gets caught up in subsequent HUAC hearings.
