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Cast

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin

Self (archive footage)

Peter Lord

Peter Lord

Self

Crew

Serge Bromberg

Serge Bromberg

Director

Nicole Pham

Nicole Pham

Production Manager

José Padilla

José Padilla

Original Music Composer

Marie-Laure Lesage

Marie-Laure Lesage

Executive Producer

Léon Rousseau

Léon Rousseau

Sound Mixer

Martine Saada

Martine Saada

Executive Producer

Serge Toubiana

Serge Toubiana

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Will Norie

Will Norie

Sound

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Chaplin Today: 'City Lights'

20036.7 / 1026 min
Documentary

Overview

In 1928, as the talkies threw the film industry and film language into turmoil, Chaplin decided that his Tramp character would not be heard. City Lights would not be a talking picture, but it would have a soundtrack. Chaplin personally composed a musical score and sound effects for the picture. With Peter Lord, the famous co-creator of Chicken Run and Wallace & Gromit, we see how Chaplin became the king of slapstick comedy and the superstar of the movies.