

“Timeless, universal, fascinating: a portrait of a historical emblem”
The whole world knows him. Burlesque comedy genius, popular actor, author, director, producer, composer, choreographer, Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977) used his talent to serve an ideal of justice and freedom. But his best scenario was his own destiny, a story written into the political and artistic history of the 20th century.

Oona O'Neill Chaplin
Self (archive footage)

Syd Chaplin
Self (archive footage)

Stan Laurel
archive footage

Jack Cooper
The Cameraman, archive footage

Virginia Cherrill
archive footage

Winston Churchill
archive footage

Andy Clyde
arcive footage

Anne Crawford
Self (archive footage)

Vernon Dent
Claude Climax - Director, archive footage

Walt Disney
archive footage

Kirk Douglas
Self (archive footage)

Douglas Fairbanks
Self (archive footage)

Paulette Goddard
Self (archive footage)

Lita Grey
archive footage

D.W. Griffith
archive footage

Mildred Harris
archive footage

Adolf Hitler
archive footage

J. Edgar Hoover
arcive footage

Al Jolson
archive footage

Buster Keaton
archive footage

Max Linder
archive footage

Groucho Marx
Self (archive footage)

Charles Murray
Patrick Pico, archive footage

Mabel Normand
archive footage

Mary Pickford
Self (archive footage)

Edna Purviance
Self (archive footage)

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan
archive footage

Billie Ritchie
archive footage

Mack Sennett
Self (archive footage)

Alice Waldron
Little Girl Driving Boat, archive footage

Billy West
archive footage