Charlie Chaplin
A Tramp
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The Circus is a 1928 silent romantic comedy film written, produced, and directed by Charlie Chaplin. The film stars Chaplin, Al Ernest Garcia, Merna Kennedy, Harry Crocker, George Davis and Henry Bergman. The ringmaster of an impoverished circus hires Chaplin's Little Tramp as a clown, but discovers that he can only be funny unintentionally.
- $3.8 million (worldwide rentals)
- Arthur Kay, (1928 version), Charlie Chaplin, (1967 version)
- Charlie Chaplin
The Circus: Directed by Charles Chaplin. With Al Ernest Garcia, Merna Kennedy, Harry Crocker, George Davis. The Tramp finds work and the girl of his dreams at a circus.
- (35K)
- Charles Chaplin
- Passed
- Comedy, Family, Romance
Oct 20, 2010 · Yet a delightful movie emerged from the turmoil. When he released it in 1928, Charlie was long since established as the greatest star in Hollywood. He must have feared the advent of the talkies, which by bringing sound to the movies would rob him of his silence.
The Circus, 1928. The Circus won Charles Chaplin his first Academy Award - it was still not yet called the ‘Oscar’ - he was given it at the first presentations ceremony, in 1929. The special award was for ‘Versatility and genius in writing, acting, directing and producing’. The film certainly merited the honor.
The Circus, American silent film, released in 1928, that was one of Charlie Chaplin ’s most acclaimed movies, earning him a special Academy Award for directing, producing, and writing the production. In the film the Tramp (played by Chaplin) joins the circus as an inept janitor only to be exploited for unintended laughs by the cruel owner.
- Lee Pfeiffer
1928. 72 minutes. Black & White. 1.33:1. Silent. Spine #996. Special Features. New 4K digital restoration of Charlie Chaplin’s 1969 rerelease version of the film, featuring an original score by Chaplin, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray. New audio commentary featuring Chaplin biographer Jeffrey Vance.
Screenshots. The Circus (1928) In writer/director/actor Charlie Chaplin's bittersweet romantic comedy - an underrated, overlooked and captivating award-winning silent film; The Circus was Chaplin's last truly silent film; it came between two other Chaplin masterpieces: The Gold Rush (1925) and City Lights (1931) ; the classic film premiered at ...
