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Chaplin (1992)

PG-13 | 143 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

A film about the troubled and controversial life of the master comedy filmmaker Charles Chaplin.

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Robert Downey Jr.

Charles Spencer Chaplin
Geraldine Chaplin

Hannah Chaplin
Paul Rhys

Sydney Chaplin
John Thaw

Fred Karno
Moira Kelly

Hetty Kelly
Anthony Hopkins

George Hayden
Dan Aykroyd

Mack Sennett
Marisa Tomei

Mabel Normand
Penelope Ann Miller

Edna Purviance
Kevin Kline

Douglas Fairbanks
Maria Pitillo

Mary Pickford
Milla Jovovich

Mildred Harris
Kevin Dunn

J. Edgar Hoover
Deborah Moore

Lita Grey

(as Deborah Maria Moore)
Diane Lane

Paulette Goddard

Director:

Richard Attenborough

Writers:

David Robinson (book), Charles Chaplin (book), Diana Hawkins (story), William Boyd (screenplay), Bryan Forbes (screenplay), William Goldman (screenplay)

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George Hayden (played by Anthony Hopkins) was the only principal character in the film who is fictional.

George Hayden: Ha ha ha ha ha. Come on Charlie stop messing about, we really have to get down to it now. I just hope our friendship survives the day, that's all.
Charlie Chaplin: Ha George, don't be so melodramatic.
George Hayden: Well, it's your autobiography Charlie. And as your editor I have ...

Goofs

When Charlie is shown at the 1972 Oscars near the end of the movie, he is showed being brought to the podium in the wheelchair and then standing at the podium as the movie clips played. In the actual awards ceremony, Charlie walked out to the podium under his own power after the clips ended.