Unknown Chaplin(TV show/series, 1983-2019)

Name: Unknown Chaplin
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1983
Rating: 4

52min per episode | Genre: Documentary

Mini series in 1 season with 4 episodes

Rating: 4.0/5 (with 5 votes)

Unknown Chaplin is a three-part 1983 British documentary series about the career and methods of the silent film luminary Charlie Chaplin, using previously unseen film for illustration. The series consist of three episodes, with title My Happiest Years, The Great Director and Hidden Treasures. The film was directed and written by film historians Kevin Brownlow and David Gill. They were granted access to unseen material from Chaplin's private film archive by his widow Oona O'Neil Chaplin. Episode one of the series was also based on a large cache of pirated outtakes from the Mutual Film Corporation period of Chaplin's career (1916-1917), made available by the film collector Raymond Rohauer. The documentary also includes interviews with Chaplin's second wife Lita Grey, his son Sydney Earl Chaplin, and his surviving co-stars Jackie Coogan, Dean Riesner, ()

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Awards & Nominations for Unknown Chaplin

Peabody Awards nominated for: British Academy Television Award for Best Factual Series or Strand

About Unknown Chaplin

A documentary series examining the film making methods and techniques of Charles Chaplin. Featuring previously unseen footage from Chaplin's private film archive.

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Unknown Chaplin Seasons and Episodes

01/05/1983Miniseries - 4 episodes

#1 | 01/05/1983My Happiest Years

This film concentrates on the 12 Mutual films Chaplin made during a 17-month period in 1916-17, the first time he had total control over his work. By showing outtakes of scenes with different actors playing crucial roles, this film gives insight into his method of filming and developing a story.

#2 | 01/12/1983The Great Director

This episode concentrates on problems and solutions of three feature films that Chaplin wrote, directed and starred in: "The Kid" (1921), "The Gold Rush" (1925) and "City Lights" (1931).

#3 | 01/19/1983Hidden Treasures

Sequences that Chaplin filmed, and mostly discarded, from many of his features are shown, including a lengthy one from "The Professor" (1923), which was never released.

#5 | 04/16/2019The Making of The Tramp

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Made by: Thames Television

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 4 languages: English (EN), Italian (IT), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Ended

First episode released on: 01/05/1983

Last episode released on: 04/16/2019

Cast: Charlie Chaplin, Lita Grey, Georgia Hale, Edna Purviance, Jackie Coogan, James Mason, Winston Churchill, Robert Parrish, Dean Riesner, Sydney Chaplin, Tiny Sandford, Douglas Fairbanks, Geraldine Chaplin, Henry Bergman

Directors: Kevin Brownlow, David Gill

Producer: David Gill, Kevin Brownlow

Presenter/Host: James Mason

Screenwriter: David Gill, Kevin Brownlow

Film Editor: Kevin Brownlow, Trevor Waite

Composer: Carl Davis, Charlie Chaplin

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Chaplin desconocido"

Keywords: miniseries, lost footage, movie business, filmmaking

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