Movie · 2020
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
Released 14 October 2020 More from 2020 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
The whole world knows him. Burlesque comedy genius, popular actor, author, director, producer, composer, choreographer, Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977) used his talent to serve an ideal of justice and freedom. But his best scenario was his own destiny, a story written into the political and artistic history of the 20th century.
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How old were they?
Ronald Reagan
as archive footage
Virginia Cherrill
as archive footage
Groucho Marx
as Self (archive footage)
Paulette Goddard
as Self (archive footage)
Stan Laurel
as archive footage
Al Jolson
as archive footage
Edna Purviance
as Self (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
as archive footage
Mathieu Amalric
as Narrator (voice)
Eric Campbell
as archive footage
Mabel Normand
as archive footage
Anne Crawford
as Self (archive footage)
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The numbers
58years between the oldest and youngest billed
93Ronald Reagan — oldest on the call sheet
35Anne Crawford — youngest billed
64average age of the credited cast