Unknown Chaplin (1983)
A masterpiece about a master.
A documentary series examining the film making methods and techniques of Charles Chaplin. Featuring previously unseen footage from Chaplin's private film archive.
Unknown Chaplin: Season 1 - 4 Episode s
1x1 - My Happiest Years
January 5, 1983
This film concentrates on the 12 Mutual films Chaplin made during a 17-month period in 1916-17, the first time he had total control over his work. By showing outtakes of scenes with different actors playing crucial roles, this film gives insight into his method of filming and developing a story.
1x2 - The Great Director
January 12, 1983
This episode concentrates on problems and solutions of three feature films that Chaplin wrote, directed and starred in: "The Kid" (1921), "The Gold Rush" (1925) and "City Lights" (1931).
1x3 - Hidden Treasures
January 19, 1983
Sequences that Chaplin filmed, and mostly discarded, from many of his features are shown, including a lengthy one from "The Professor" (1923), which was never released.
1x5 - The Making of The Tramp
April 16, 2019
Unknown Chaplin: 1 Season
Actors in Unknown Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Self & in Out-Takes
Edna Purviance
Self & In Out-Takes
Albert Austin
Self & In Out-Takes
John Rand
Self & In Out-Takes
Harry Crocker
Self & In Out-Takes
Syd Chaplin
Self
Jackie Coogan
Self
Lita Grey
Self
Georgia Hale
Self
Alistair Cooke
Self
Winston Churchill
Self
Sydney Chaplin
Self
Geraldine Chaplin
Self, Self (archive footage)
Douglas Fairbanks
Self (archive footage), Self
James Mason
Narrator (voice)
Virginia Cherrill
Self
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