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A journey through the work of Spanish filmmaker Juan Piquer Simón (1935-2011).
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A look back at Charlie Chaplin's early life and career, from his rough childhood and music hall success in England to his early Hollywood days and the development of his enormously popular character, the Little Tramp, also called Charlot.
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Peter Hudson Self - Narrator (voice)
Kate Guyonvarch Self - RE/AC Director
David Robinson Self - Chaplin's Biographer
Antoine Lange The Child
Charlie Chaplin Self (archive footage)
Edna Purviance Self (archive footage)
John R. Freuler Self (archive footage)
Syd Chaplin Self (archive footage)
Eric Campbell Self (archive footage)
Henry Bergman Self (archive footage)
Max Linder Self (archive footage)
Douglas Fairbanks Self (archive footage)
Mary Pickford Self (archive footage)
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