Unknown Chaplin The Great Director (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV Episode | 52 min | Documentary, Comedy

Unknown Chaplin

The Great Director (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV Episode | 52 min | Documentary, Comedy

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)."

Writers

Kevin Brownlow (written by) | David Gill (written by)

Producers

Kevin Brownlow | David Gill

Composer

Charles Chaplin (music by)

Editor

Trevor Waite

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 12, 1983

Release date

1986 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 3 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
15 cast members

Name	Known for
James Mason Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Lolita (1962)
Charles Chaplin Self - in Out-Takes (archive footage) Self - in Out-Takes (archive footage) See fewer	The Great Dictator (1940)
Syd Chaplin Self (archive footage) (as Sydney Chaplin) Self (archive footage) (as Sydney Chaplin) See fewer	The Better 'Ole (1926)
Virginia Cherrill Self Self See fewer	City Lights (1931)
Winston Churchill Self - Visiting Set (archive footage) Self - Visiting Set (archive footage) See fewer	Matinee Theatre (1955)
Jackie Coogan Self Self See fewer	Oliver Twist (I) (1922)
Alistair Cooke Self Self See fewer	Stingers (1998)
Harry Crocker Self - Assistant (archive footage) Self - Assistant (archive footage) See fewer	City Lights (1931)
Lita Grey Self (as Lita Grey Chaplin) Self (as Lita Grey Chaplin) See fewer	Seasoned Greetings (1933)
Georgia Hale Self Self See fewer	The Gold Rush (1925)
Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff Narrator (German Version) Narrator (German Version) See fewer	Einer wird gewinnen (1964)
Robert Parrish Self Self See fewer	Casino Royale (1967)
Dean Riesner Self Self See fewer	Dirty Harry (1971)
A. Edward Sutherland Self - Assistant (voice) (archive footage) Self - Assistant (voice) (archive footage) See fewer	Sky Devils (1932)
Mack Swain Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Gold Rush (1925)