Birth of the Tramp

Dec 29, 2013

1h 1m

★ 7.1

Overview

A look back at Charlie Chaplin's early life and career, from his rough childhood and music hall success in England to his early Hollywood days and the development of his enormously popular character, the Little Tramp, also called Charlot.

Genres

Documentary

TV Movie

Production Companies

Lobster Films

Steamboat Films

ARTE

Birth of the Tramp Trailers

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Cast

Self - Narrator (voice)

Peter Hudson

Self - RE/AC Director

Kate Guyonvarch

Self - Chaplin's Biographer

David Robinson

Self - Film Historian

Kevin Brownlow

The Child

Antoine Lange

Self (archive footage)

Charlie Chaplin

Self (archive footage)

Edna Purviance

Self (archive footage)

John R. Freuler

Self (archive footage)

Syd Chaplin

Self (archive footage)

Eric Campbell

Self (archive footage)

Henry Bergman

Self (archive footage)

Max Linder

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