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The Champion

1915 · 31 min

A brisk, playful silent comedy where slapstick boxing and a lucky charm keep things light and cheerful.

Directed by
Charlie Chaplin
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Ernest Van Pelt
Overview
Walking along with his bulldog, Charlie finds a "good luck" horseshoe just as he passes a training camp advertising for a boxing partner "who can take a beating." After watching others lose, Charlie puts the horseshoe in his glove and wins. The trainer prepares Charlie to fight the world champion. A gambler wants Charlie to throw the fight. He and the trainer's daughter fall in love.

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Directed by
Charlie Chaplin
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Ernest Van Pelt
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • sport
  • love
  • class
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror0
Humour7
Realism3
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
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Starring
Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Ernest Van Pelt, Lloyd Bacon, Leo White, Carl Stockdale, Billy Armstrong, Paddy McGuire
Cinematography
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Runtime
31 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
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