Released:
2003-05-18

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.

Directors:
Beat Hirt, Felice Zenoni

Runtime:
0h 55min

Genre:
Documentary

• Cast:
• 
  Eugene Chaplin
  as
  Self
• 
  Geraldine Chaplin
  as
  Self
• 
  Michael Chaplin
  as
  Self
• 
  Petula Clark
  as
  Self
• 
  Arthur Cohn
  as
  Self