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While his demand for perfection could sometimes ruffle feathers, there was no question that Sir Char [...] D
The opening reel and a dream vision of Sir Charles Chaplin handsomely uniformed were deleted. D
This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #680. D
Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky cited this as his favorite film. Woody Allen also calls it "Chapli [...] D
Virginia Cherrill said that when she renegotiated her contract to be brought back onto the film, she [...] D
At one point, Virginia Cherrill came back to the set late from an appointment, keeping Sir Charles C [...] D
Production was delayed on several occasions. In 1929, one break lasted 62 days. D
The film premiered in New York on February 6, 1931, at the George M. Cohan Theater. It was the only [...] D
In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #11 Greatest Movie of All Time. D
The millionaire's car is a 1926 Rolls Royce. D
When the film was re-released in 1950, it was banned in Memphis, TN by censor Lloyd T. Benford becau [...] D
Stanley Kubrick named it as one of his favourite films. D
This film is one of Guillermo del Toro's personal favorite films. D
Included among the American Film Institute's 2000 list of the Top 100 Funniest American Movies. D
Included among the American Film Institute's 1998 list of the Top 100 Greatest American Movies. D
Included among the American Film Institute's 2002 list of the Top 100 America's Greatest Love Story [...] D
Sir Charles Chaplin began shooting the film in 1928. Convinced that sound was just a passing fad, he [...] D
Sir Charles Chaplin briefly considered sixteen-year-old actress Marian Marsh for the blind girl, but [...] D
Luci della città (1931) was the highest-grossing film of 1931 in the United States. D
Though no footage of Georgia Hale appears in the finished film, the reconciliation scene she shot fo [...] D
British Film Institute has included it in their top 50 list of critics top 50. D
Sir Charles Chaplin's first film made during the sound era. He faced extreme pressure to make the fi [...] D
A scene where The Tramp attempts to retrieve a stick that was stuck in a wall was filmed, but it was [...] D
The film was given a 4K film transfer for theatrical distribution (Janus Films) and DVD/Blu-ray rele [...] D
The film was originally set in Paris. D
Given that the film was begun before the Wall Street Crash of 1929, it could not have been intention [...] D
The film is included on Roger Ebert's "Great Movies" list. D
Sir Charles Chaplin had interviewed several actresses to play the blind flower girl, but was unimpre [...] D
During the premiere, the theater manager, H.L. Gumbiner, was justifiably proud of the gorgeous new s [...] D
For a subplot, Sir Charles Chaplin first considered a character even lower on the social scale, a bl [...] D
The plot gradually grew from an initial concept Sir Charles Chaplin had considered after the success [...] D
(at around 1 min) At the beginning of the film, a town official and a woman dedicating the statue ca [...] D
One of Sir Charles Chaplin's friends, the famous illustrator Ralph Barton, was on set one day during [...] D
When the film opened on 31 January 1931, Albert Einstein joined Sir Charles Chaplin at the theater. [...] D
The famous Flower Girl theme was written by José Padilla. D
Before it was released into theatres, Sir Charles Chaplin had a secret sneak preview screening in do [...] D
Sir Charles Chaplin's personal favorite of all his films. D
Included among the American Film Institute's 2005 list of 250 movies nominated for AFI's 100 Years o [...] D
This film is in the Official Top 250 Narrative Feature Films on Letterboxd. D
Sir Charles Chaplin re-shot the scene in which the Little Tramp buys a flower from the blind flower- [...] D
This marked the first time Sir Charles Chaplin composed the film score to one of his productions. D
Orson Welles said that this was his favorite movie of all time. D
The first scenes Sir Charles Chaplin thought up were of the ending, where the newly cured blind girl [...] D
At one point Sir Charles Chaplin considered German actress Camilla Horn for the 'Blind Girl' part. D
Psychologist Stephen Weissman has hypothesized that the film is highly autobiographical, with the bl [...] D
To remind sound-oriented audiences of what to expect from the film, Chaplin billed the film as "a co [...] D
The favourite film of director Martin Brest. D
One of Sir Charles Chaplin's most financially successful and critically acclaimed films despite bein [...] D
One of Sir Charles Chaplin's most joyous times came during the film's famous boxing match scene. "Th [...] D
Even though he had great confidence in the film, Sir Charles Chaplin still couldn't help but worry t [...] D
This film was selected into the National Film Registry in 1991 for being "culturally, historically, [...] D
Since Sir Charles Chaplin owned his own studio, he was able to control every aspect of the productio [...] D
Filming started in 1929 when 'talkies' were over but Chaplin was determined to continue making silen [...] D
Henry Clive was originally cast as the millionaire, but when he refused to fall into the water in a [...] D
Sir Winston Churchill visited the set, and Sir Charles Chaplin took a break to make a short film wit [...] D
The boxing scene required 100 extras and Sir Charles Chaplin took four days to rehearse and six to s [...] D
According to Virginia Cherrill, Sir Charles Chaplin was never interested in her sexually. "I was 20. [...] D
Virginia Cherrill was cast on a whim when Sir Charles Chaplin spotted her at a boxing match. D
Everyone in this movie has been dead since 2007. D
According to his autobiography, Sir Charles Chaplin was angered over United Artists' lack of pre-rel [...] D
Georgia Hale was added to the cast on November 11, 1929, according to studio records. D
Included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider. D
The opening scene involved up to 380 extras and was especially stressful for Sir Charles Chaplin to [...] D
The premiere opened the Los Angeles Theater. It was the first time a gala premiere was held in downt [...] D
In terms of years, this film was Sir Charles Chaplin's longest undertaking. It was in production for [...] D
Sir Charles Chaplin's penchant for perfection carried over into all aspects of the production. He ha [...] D
Virginia Cherrill was very near-sighted. Sir Charles Chaplin felt that her unfocused gaze suggested [...] D
Sir Charles Chaplin invited Albert Einstein and his wife Elsa to join him at the Los Angeles premier [...] D
The film was inordinately expensive - in excess of $1.5 million - mainly because Sir Charles Chaplin [...] D
In 2008, this film was voted #1 on AFI's list over the ten best romantic comedies of all time. D
Sir Charles Chaplin spent $1,500,000 of his own money in making the film. A river was built at Chapl [...] D