Charlie Chaplin: The Forgotten Years (2003)
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.
Directors: Beat Hirt, Felice Zenoni.
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Eugene Chaplin as Self |
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Geraldine Chaplin as Self |
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Michael Chaplin as Self |
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Petula Clark as Self |
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Arthur Cohn as Self |
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Sophia Loren as Self |
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Peter Ustinov as Self |
| Writing | Beat Hirt | Writer |
| Directing | Beat Hirt | Director |
| Directing | Felice Zenoni | Director |
| Writing | Felice Zenoni | Writer |
