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The Real Charlie Chaplin

Within a few years, Chaplin has built his own studio, founded a distribution company,...

Narrator: Within a few years, Chaplin has built his own studio, founded a distribution company, liberated himself from dependence on financial backers. He follows no schedule. He doesn't even follow a script. He starts with a vague idea - and replays it again and again and again, until it becomes funny

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Narrator Within a few years
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Chaplin has built his own studio
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founded a distribution company
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liberated himself from dependence on financial backers
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dramatic music
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He follows no schedule
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He doesn't even follow a script
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reel clicking
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He starts with a vague idea
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and replays it again and again and again
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until it becomes funny
Duration
43 seconds
Views
95
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:21
Uploaded
May 07, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
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Movie Summary

A look at the life and work of Charlie Chaplin in his own words featuring an in-depth interview he gave to Life magazine in 1966.
          (reel clicking)            - The Real Charlie Chaplin 00:12
          (reel clicking)           
          (reel whizzing)            - The Real Charlie Chaplin 00:22
          (reel whizzing)           
        Every nuance, every                glance, he makes first.        - The Real Charlie Chaplin 00:06
        Every nuance, every                glance, he makes ...
     His assistant says that if          he could have done every job     - The Real Charlie Chaplin 00:06
     His assistant says that if          he could have done ...
        As it is, he writes,                  directs, produces,          - The Real Charlie Chaplin 00:08
        As it is, he writes,                  directs, produ...
          (dramatic music)           - The Real Charlie Chaplin 00:06
          (dramatic music)          
          Finally, when he                    has total control,          - The Real Charlie Chaplin 00:08
          Finally, when he                    has total cont...
       (gentle pensive music)        - The Real Charlie Chaplin 00:04
       (gentle pensive music)       
          (mournful music)           - The Real Charlie Chaplin 00:13
          (mournful music)          
       Of a single mother too                poor to care for him.        - The Real Charlie Chaplin 00:06
       Of a single mother too                poor to care fo...
      (gentle peaceful music)        - The Real Charlie Chaplin 00:06
      (gentle peaceful music)       
          (dramatic music)           - The Real Charlie Chaplin 00:14
          (dramatic music)          
        (suspenseful music)          - The Real Charlie Chaplin 00:04
        (suspenseful music)         
        (sweet gentle music)         - The Real Charlie Chaplin 00:04
        (sweet gentle music)        
           (wind howling)            - The Real Charlie Chaplin 00:12
           (wind howling)           
     (gentle thoughtful music)       - The Real Charlie Chaplin 00:10
     (gentle thoughtful music)      
   And when he finally gets back,    - The Real Charlie Chaplin 00:07
   And when he finally gets back,   
    [Narrator] He finds himself             back in the attic room        - The Real Charlie Chaplin 00:07
    [Narrator] He finds himself             back in the atti...
 Where Chaplin's mother, Hannah,    - The Real Charlie Chaplin 00:06
 Where Chaplin's mother, Hannah,   
    Where she struggled to make           ends meet after her voice       - The Real Charlie Chaplin 00:08
    Where she struggled to make           ends meet after he...