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Feature film — 2021

The Real Charlie Chaplin (2021)

7.71h 54mDocumentary

A look at the life and work of Charlie Chaplin in his own words featuring an in-depth interview he gave to Life magazine in 1966.

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A high-signal pick with 31 votes.

Showtime Documentary Films / Film4 Productions / BFI / Archer's Mark / Passion Pictures / Ventureland / Fee Fie Foe / Showtime Networks / Smaller Biggie

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Director: James Spinney

On screen

Cast & crew

Pearl Mackie as Self - Narrator (voice)

Pearl Mackie

Self - Narrator (voice)

Charlie Chaplin as Self (archive footage)

Charlie Chaplin

Self (archive footage)

Jeff Rawle as Charlie Chaplin 1966

Jeff Rawle

Charlie Chaplin 1966

Matthew Wolf as Richard Meryman

Matthew Wolf

Richard Meryman

Dickie Beau as Roddy McDowall

Dickie Beau

Roddy McDowall

A

Anne Rosenfeld

Effie Wisdom

D

Dominic Marsh

Kevin Brownlow

Paul Leonard as Spokeperson

Paul Leonard

Spokeperson

Eben Young as First Journalist

Eben Young

First Journalist

Haley Flaherty as Third Journalist

Haley Flaherty

Third Journalist

A

Alvah Bessie

Self (archive footage)

Herbert J. Biberman as Self (archive footage)

Herbert J. Biberman

Self (archive footage)

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