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The Circus

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The Circus
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G,1hr 15min
Genres:
Family,Comedy,Action
Released:
January 6, 1928
Director:
Charles Chaplin
Distributor:
Allied Artists
Starring:
Charles Chaplin, Allan Garcia, Merna Kennedy  ...more
Synopsis: The Circus is generally considered to be a lesser Charlie Chaplin effort, coming as it does between two unquestioned masterpieces, The Gold Rush (1925) and City Lights (1931). To be sure, the film is not one of Chaplin's best, but it has a lot going for it. Director Chaplin casts star Chaplin in his traditional "Little Tramp" role, who when first we see him is on the lam from the law. He takes refuge under the tent of a failing circus. Unintentionally, Charlie disrupts the show's big clown act, and ... Full Synopsis
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Bob Mastrangelo, AMG Review
Charlie Chaplin puts the Little Tramp into the circus, and the result is his most underappreciated feature. Like many of Chaplin's films, The Circus blends the hilarious with the sentimental, and at the core is Charlie's destiny to watch from the sidelines as his love falls for someone else. The very naïveté and sentimentality of Charlie's scenes with Merna Kennedy are what make them so strangely affecting ... Full Review
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Charles Chaplin
The Tramp
Allan Garcia
Circus Owner
Merna Kennedy
Equestrian
Henry Bergman
The Old Clown
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The Adventurer (1917) Behind the Screen (1916) City Lights (1931) The Gold Rush (1925) The Rink (1916) Road Show (1941)
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