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Lobby Card Charlie Chaplin This is a movie poster for the 1928 silent film
The Circus, starring Charlie Chaplin. The film was written, produced, and directed by Chaplin, who also played the lead role of the Tramp.
The Circus was released at the beginning of the sound era and is considered Chaplin's last true silent film. The film follows Chaplin's Tramp character as he is mistaken for a pickpocket and flees into a circus, where his bumbling actions make him a star clown. The production of the film was notoriously difficult for Chaplin, with challenges including a studio fire, a high-profile divorce, and tax investigations. Despite this, the film was a critical and commercial success, earning Chaplin a special Academy Award for his "versatility and genius in acting, writing, directing and producing" |
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