Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life

May 10, 1998

1h 31m

★ 0.0

Overview

A biographical documentary about the great British actor and director Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977), from rags to riches, from the slums of London to glory.

Genres

Documentary

TV Movie

Production Companies

A+E Global Media

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Cast

Self - Narrator

Peter Graves

Self

Alec Hirschfeld

Self

Andrew Sarris

Self

Claire Bloom

Self

Miloš Forman

Self

Sydney Chaplin

Self

Lita Grey

Self

David Raksin

Self (voice)

Roland Totheroh

Self (archive footage)

Charlie Chaplin

Self (archive footage)

Edna Purviance

Self (archive footage)

Oona O'Neill Chaplin

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