Charlie Chaplin: The Forgotten Years
- Documentary
Overview
While silent-film star Charlie Chaplin may have charmed American audiences with the onscreen antics of his lovable "Tramp" character, the actor's private life was marred by a series of public scandals that eventually pushed him into exile. In addition to his penchant for much younger women, Chaplin was unjustly hounded by Senator Joe McCarthy's notorious anti-Communist witch hunts, for which the U.S. revoked his visa in 1952. A bitter and disenchanted Chaplin responded by moving his family to Switzerland, where he remained until his death in 1977. This documentary chronicles Chaplin's life and career during those so-called "forgotten years" (during which he became a prolific and highly respected film-score composer) through previously unreleased archival footage and intimate interviews with his friends and family, including his children Geraldine, Michael, and Eugene.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 18, 2003
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- Switzerland
- Production
- SRG SSR
- Cast
- Eugene Chaplin,Geraldine Chaplin,Michael Chaplin,Petula Clark,Arthur Cohn,Sophia Loren,Peter Ustinov
- Director
- Beat Hirt,Felice Zenoni
- Writer
- Beat Hirt,Felice Zenoni
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt0381082