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Chaplin

Movie · 1992 · 138 min

A sweeping, bittersweet life story that balances showbiz sparkle with personal sorrow, rewarding patience with emotional payoffs.

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1992 film by Richard Attenborough
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Year
1992
Runtime
138 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • ambition
  • family
  • memory
  • politics
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour5
Realism8
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, tragicomedy, biographical, comedy drama
Directed by
Richard Attenborough
Written by
Charlie Chaplin, William Goldman, William Boyd, Bryan Forbes
Starring
Adolf Hitler, Charlie Chaplin, Anthony Hopkins, Robert Downey Jr., Milla Jovovich, James Woods, David Duchovny, Paulette Goddard
Music
John Barry, José Padilla
Cinematography
Sven Nykvist
Runtime
138 min
Country
Japan, United States, Italy, France, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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