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Theatrical Release Date:

10/08/1999

DVD Release Date:

04/11/2000

Run Time:

150min.

Starring:

Charles Chaplin , Claire Bloom , Nigel Bruce , Sydney Chaplin , Andre Eglevsky

Director(s):

Charles Chaplin

Distributor(s):

United Artists

MPAA Rating:

Genre(s):

Comedy,Drama

Plot: London, 1914. Calvero (Charles Chaplin), a once-great music hall comedian, weaves drunkenly home to his shabby flat. As he arrives home, he is suddenly sobered by a bad smell. Read More

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