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Unknown Chaplin

1983 · 1 season

A gentle, scholarly excavation of old film reels that makes the craft of comedy feel like detective work and treasure hunting at once.

Genres
Documentary
Tagline
A masterpiece about a master.
Overview
A documentary series examining the film making methods and techniques of Charles Chaplin. Featuring previously unseen footage from Chaplin's private film archive.
How it feels
Warm, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Art, celebrity, obsession, work
Content
Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
Era
period
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism9
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

Cast

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Details

Genres
documentary
Created by
David Gill, Kevin Brownlow
Written by
David Gill, Kevin Brownlow
Starring
Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Albert Austin, John Rand, Harry Crocker, Sydney Chaplin, Jackie Coogan, Lita Grey
Music
Carl Davis
Length
1 seasons, 3 episodes, 52 min each
Network
ITV1
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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