Chaplin (1992)


Chaplin
Release Date18 December 1992
Budget$31,000,000
US Box Office$9,000,000
TaglineEveryone has a wild side. Even a legend.
GenreBiography, Drama
CountryUK
USA
France
Italy
Filming LocationsAlabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby SR
ColorBlack and White, Color
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassBiopic [feature], Showbiz Drama, Period Film
ThemesFilmmaking, Actor's Life
TonesPoignant, Intimate, Reflective, Understated, Elegiac, Nostalgic, Melancholy
TagsComedian, Divorce, Film Director, Filmmaking, Interview, Life, Marriage Problems, Performer, Show Business, Vaudeville

Chaplin is a 1992 biographical film about the life of English comedian Charlie Chaplin. It was produced and directed by Richard Attenborough and stars Robert Downey, Jr., Dan Aykroyd, Kevin Kline, and Anthony Hopkins. It also features Geraldine Chaplin in the role of her own paternal grandmother, Hannah Chaplin.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Charles Spencer Chaplin

Hannah Chaplin

Sydney Chaplin

Fred Karno

Hetty Kelly, Oona O'Neill Chaplin

George Hayden

Mack Sennett

Mabel Normand

Edna Purviance

Douglas Fairbanks

Mary Pickford

Mildred Harris

Lita Grey

Paulette Goddard

Joan Barry

Joseph Scott

Hugh Downer
Charlie Age 5

Nicholas Gatt
Sydney Age 9

Stage Manager

Anthony Bowles
Conductor

Bryan Coleman
Drunk

Howard Lew Lewis
Workhouse Official

P.H. Moriarty
Workhouse Official

Brian Lipson
Warder

Warder

Thomas Bradford
Charlie Age 14

Liz Porter
Matchgirl

Ultan Ely-O'Carroll
Rummy Binks

Marcus Eyre
Policeman

Anwar Adaoui
Lambeth Kid

Ben Bilson
Lambeth Kid

Matthew Cartwright
Lambeth Kid

Ian Covington
Lambeth Kid

Adam Goodwin
Lambeth Kid

Milly Gregory
Lambeth Kid

Sam Holland
Lambeth Kid

Josh Maguire
Lambeth Kid

Daniel Sherman
Lambeth Kid

Luke Strain
Lambeth Kid

Frankie Sullivan
Lambeth Kid

Karen Salt
Little Girl

Gerald Sim
Doctor

Una Brandon-Jones
Inmate

Audrey Leybourne
Inmate

Graham Sinclair
Master of Ceremonies

Karen Lewis
Yankee Doodle Dancer

Andrée Bernard
Yankee Doodle Dancer

Carole Jahme
Yankee Doodle Dancer

Yankee Doodle Dancer

Claire Perriam
Yankee Doodle Dancer

Theresa Petts
Yankee Doodle Dancer

David Gant
London Maitre d'

Mrs. Karno

Malcolm Terris
Stallholder

Projectionist

Matthew Cottle
Stan Laurel

Ena Baga
Pianist

Rollie Totheroh

Mario Govoni
Swiss Butler

David Mooney
Wedding Photographer

C.J. Golden
Bride's Mother

Raymond Lynch
Bride's Father

Peter Georges
Groom

Mike Randleman
Groom's Mother

Mike Peluso
Groom's Father

Caroline Cornell
Wedding Guest

Ann Fairlie
Wedding Guest

Paul Hayes
Wedding Guest

Dennis Vero
Wedding Guest

Minnie Chaplin

Nick Corello
Masseur

Richard Fast
Bronco Billy Anderson

Brad Parker
Party Photographer

Yoshio Be
Chauffeur

Peter Crook
Frank Hooper

David Totheroh
Cameraman

Jack Totheroh
Cameraman

Jack Ritschel
William Randolph Hearst

Heather McNair

Laura Bastianelli
Dinner Guest

Joy Claussen
Dinner Guest

Paul Bruno Grenier
Dinner Guest

Marykate Harris
Dinner Guest

Charles Howerton
Dinner Guest

Jason Logan
Dinner Guest

Renata Scott
Dinner Guest

Michael Villani
Dinner Guest

Jerry Jensen
Hotel Porter

Larry Randolph
Waiter

Alan Charof
Federal Marshal

Dana Craig
Federal Marshal

Kennedy Grant
Federal Marshal

Federal Marshal

Station Master

Edward Crangle
Young Autograph Hunter

Stuart Richman
Barman

Mark Vegh
Barman

Caroline Guthrie
Courting Couple

Lawrence Lambert
Courting Couple

Ted the Drunk

Tim Chaplin
Working Man

Nick Edmett
Working Man

David Finch
Working Man

Working Man

Tommy Wright
Working Man

Leonard Kirby
Young Fan

Sean O'Bryan
Lewis Seeley

Prop Man

Donnie Kehr
Sound Engineer

Sky Rumph
Charles Chaplin jr. Age 7

Sydney Chaplin jr. Age 8

Richard James
Pianist

William Dennis Hunt
US Maitre D'

Michael Blevins
David Raksin

German Diplomat

Vicki Frederick
Party Guest

Gene Wolande
Party Guest

Michael Adler
Party Guest

Iris Bath
Party Guest

Thomas K. Belgrey
Party Guest

Tom Preston
Party Guest

Mary Stark
Party Guest

Annie Waterman
Party Guest

Noah Lee Margetts
Clapper Boy

Rhett Smith
Tennis Party Guest

John Standing
Butler

Charles Chaplin Jr

Sydney Chaplin Jr

Todd Mason Covert
Reporter

Phil Forman
Reporter

Charley J. Garrett
Reporter

Jerry Giles
Reporter

Howard Hughes
Reporter

Jayson Kane
Reporter

Michael Miller
Reporter

Reporter

J. Michael Patterson
Reporter

Paul Sinclair
Reporter

Terrence Stone
Reporter

Ralph Votrian
Reporter

Emma Lewis
Production Assistant

Sacha Bennett
Unidentified Role

Adenoid Hynkel, A Jewish Barber, The Little Tramp

A Blind Girl

The Kid

Ken Gehrig
Chauffeur

A Gamine

John Glenn Harding
Movie Patron

Himself

Kirk Jordan
Tennis Pro

Vivien Latham
Silent Movie Actress

Himself in Oscar sequence

Himself in Oscar sequence

Joseph McCarthy
Himself

David Lee McLain
Keystone Fireman

Charles D. Miller
Party guest at Douglas Fairbanks mansion

Robert Peters
Great Dictator cinematographer

David Robinson
Douglas Fairbanks' manservant

Jessica Russell
Shirley

Reuven Russell
Waiter

Bob Sallese
Token Male Juror

Julius Schaub
Himself

Marc Ian Sklar
Parking Attendent

Big Jim McKay

Daniel Taradash
Himself in Oscar sequence

Philip Waley
Man at Train station

Laurel Whitsett
Script Girl

Writer

David Robinson

Diana Hawkins

William Boyd

Producer

Terence A. Clegg
co-producer

Diana Hawkins
associate producer

producer

Original Music

José Padilla
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Cinematographer

Editor

Anne V. Coates
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Casting Director

Mike Fenton
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Susie Figgis
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Valorie Massalas
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Production Designer

Stuart Craig
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Art Director

Norman Dorme

Costume Designer

Ellen Mirojnick
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John Mollo
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Makeup Department

Carole Bennett
hair stylist: London

Ron Berkeley
makeup artist: Los Angeles

John Caglione Jr.
prosthetics makeup creator: Chaplin

Kathy W. Estocin
hair stylist: Los Angeles

Virginia G. Hadfield
hair stylist: Los Angeles

Pauline Heys
makeup artist: London

Stephanie Kaye
hair styles supervisor

Robert Laden
prosthetic appliance: Fairbanks, Los Angeles

Beryl Lerman
makeup artist: London

Sue Love
hair stylist: London

Jill Rockow
key makeup artist

Wally Schneiderman
makeup supervisor

Monty Westmore
makeup artist: Los Angeles

Audrey L. Anzures
hair stylist

Susan Boyd
hair stylist

Sarah Love
hair stylist

Production Manager

Terence A. Clegg
executive in charge of production

Chris Coles
unit production manager

Basil Somner
unit production manager: London

Sandor Von Orosz
unit manager: Vevey

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Lee Cleary
key second assistant director

Peter C. Graupner
second assistant director

Kate Hazell
third assistant director: London

Patrick Kinney
second assistant director: London

Michael D. Moore
second unit director: Los Angeles

Patrick Regan
first assistant director: Los Angeles, second unit

David Tomblin
first assistant director

Art Department

Alan Adams
prop storeman: London

Martin Asbury
storyboard artist

Richard Baum
propman: Los Angeles

Greg Benge
propman: Los Angeles

Larry Clark Bird
property master: Los Angeles

Brian Bishop
scenic artist: London

Robert A. Blackburn
construction foreman: Los Angeles

Adam J. Braff
set dresser: Los Angeles

Alan Brooks
supervising carpenter: London

Chris Butler
set decorator: Los Angeles

Dennis Butterworth
greensman: Los Angeles

Ray Campbell
stand-by painter: London

Frank Capello
construction foreman: Los Angeles

Frank Carter
construction foreman: Los Angeles

George Chambers
stand-by stagehand: London

Jeff Clark
signwriter: Los Angeles

Don Clayson
supervising plasterer: London

George Coussins
chargehand carpenter: London

Laura Craig
art department assistant: London

Peter Dorme
junior draughtsman: London

Stephen Eels
stand-by carpenter: London

Chuck Eskridge
stand-by painter: Los Angeles

Sara Gardner-Gail
set dresser: Los Angeles

Bobby Joe Garren
stand-by greensman: Los Angeles

Kavin Hall
supervising painter: London

Peter Hancock
property master: London

Robert Harper
chargehand painter: London

Michael Hayward
chargehand carpenter: London

Robert Hill
chargehand stand-by prop: London

Geoff Hubbard
assistant art director: Los Angeles

John King
art director: London

Jonas Kirk
construction foreman: Los Angeles

Jody Gaber
assistant to production designer: Los Angeles

Denise Light
assistant to set decorator: Los Angeles

Robert B. Lindsay
construction foreman: Los Angeles

Steve Macdonald
stand-by props: London

Guy A. MacLaury
construction foreman: Los Angeles

Mark W. Mansbridge
art director: Los Angeles

Stephenie McMillan
set decorator: London

Dave Midson
chargehand dressing prop: London

Jim Morahan
draughtsman: London

Alf Newvell
chargehand rigger: London

Adam O'Neill
art department assistant: London

Jeff Passanante
construction foreman: Los Angeles

Ken Pattenden
chargehand carpenter: London

Alan Porter
drapery man: Los Angeles

Brian Read
production buyer: London

Michael Redding
construction coordinator: London

Ian Rolfe
stand-by rigger: London

Michael Schmidt
lead man: Los Angeles

Mike Seefus
construction foreman: Los Angeles

Stan Tropp
set designer: Los Angeles

Douglas M. Vaughn
set dresser: Los Angeles

Bob Walker
lettering artist: London

Peter Wallace
supervising rigger: London

Butch West
construction coordinator: Los Angeles

Brian Western
chargehand painter: London

John Willis
stand-by plasterer: London

Ken Wilson
chargehand stagehand: London

Donald B. Woodruff
set designer: Los Angeles

Ken Zimmerman
propman: Los Angeles

Charles Breen
assistant art director

Christopher Carlson
set dresser

Renee Faia
art coordinator

Amanda J. Flick
scenic artist

Frank Howe
drapesman

Lee J. Jashinsky
painter

Keith A. Kropf
painter

Jeffrey Kushon
leadman

Richard Lyon
construction storeman

Sound Department

John Bateman
adr re-recording mixer

Jonathan Bates
sound editor

Michael Crouch
dialogue editor

Anna R. Delanzo
cable person: Los Angeles

Richard Finney
sound maintenance: London

Ian Fuller
adr editor

Peter Holt
footsteps editor

Dean Humphreys
sound re-recording mixer

Gerry Humphreys
sound re-recording mixer

Brian Mann
assistant sound editor

Kenneth C. Mantlo
boom operator: Los Angeles

Edward Tise
production sound mixer

Len Tremble
assistant dialogue editor

David Trent
assistant adr editor

Martin Trevis
boom operator: London

John Wolstenholme
sound re-recording mixer

Lionel Strutt
adr mixer

Special Effects

Chris Corbould
special effects technician: London

Steve Hamilton
special effects technician: London

David Harris
special effects supervisor: London

Alan E. Lorimer
special effects coordinator: Los Angeles

James Lorimer
special effects: Los Angeles

Paul Obest
special effects: Los Angeles

Paul Stewart
special effects: Los Angeles

Visual Effects

Dave Docwra
optical printing

Syd Dutton
special visual effects

Bill Taylor
special visual effects

visual consultant

Zoe Cain
optical effects technician

Andy Stevens
visual effects camera assistant: Magic Camera Co

Stunts

Daniel W. Barringer
stunts

Peter Brace
stunt coordinator: UK

Andy Bradford
stunt advisor: UK

Keith Campbell
stunts

Joe Dunne
stunt coordinator: USA

Marguerite Happy
stunts

Dan McCaan
stunts

John Moio
stunts

Philip Riniono
stunts

George Marshall Ruge
stunts

Neil Summers
stunts

Jim Wilkey
stunts

Brian J. Williams
stunts

Lee Sheward
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Aggie Aguilar
gaffer

Ken W. Ballantine
electrician: Los Angeles

Oscar Beuselinck
camera trainee: London

Lucas Bielan
camera department assistant: Los Angeles

Bobby Brown
second assistant camera: Los Angeles

Peter Butler
camera grip: London

Paul Caven
best boy: Los Angeles

Jeff Cronenweth
first assistant camera: Los Angeles

Kevin Edland
best boy: London

Vance Gage
grip: Los Angeles

Adam Glick
electrician: Los Angeles

Keith Hamshere
still photographer: Vevey

Donald L. Hartley
grip: Los Angeles

Joe Hicks
dolly grip: Los Angeles

John Higgins
gaffer: London

Steele Hunter
grip: Los Angeles

Azmet Jah
clapper loader: London

David James
still photographer

Kevin Jewison
camera operator

Gene Kearney
key grip: Los Angeles

T. Sano Kwong
best boy grip: Los Angeles

Bob Munoz
key grip: Los Angeles

Harold Rabuse
grip: Los Angeles

Andrew Shields
video playback operator

Bob Stilwell
focus puller: London

Octavia Walters
camera trainee: London

Alexander Witt
director of photography: second unit

Colin Crane
assistant camera

Mark Gardiner
camera operator: back projection process

Randy Paik
assistant camera: second unit

Casting Department

Amy Allen-Clegg
casting coordinator

Abi Cohen
casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Cheryl Beasley Blackwell
costumer: Los Angeles

Ken Crouch
wardrobe master: London

James P. Cullen
costumer: Los Angeles

Michael Dennison
key costume supervisor: Los Angeles

Cynthia L. Hamilton
assistant costume designer: Los Angeles

James Michael Hargate
costume department coordinator: Los Angeles

Deborah Hopper
costume supervisor: women, Los Angeles

Lisa Johnson
wardrobe mistress: London

Anthony J. Scarano
costume supervisor: men, Los Angeles

Cheryl Scarano
costumer

Tess Inman
costumer

Editorial Department

Noori Dehnahi
post-production coordinator

James Garrett
second assistant editor: Los Angeles

Jeff Jones
first assistant editor: Los Angeles

Christopher Lloyd
first assistant editor

Charles Pattenson
apprentice editor: Los Angeles

Adrian Trent
second assistant editor

Music Department

conductor

Jonathan Enraght-Moony
assistant music editor

Andrew Glen
music editor

Robin Glenn
music supervisor

Shawn Murphy
music editor

Nic Raine
orchestrator

Paul Mottram
orchestrator

Transportation Department

Pat Carman
transportation coordinator: Los Angeles

Vic Floyd
unit driver: London

John King
unit driver: London

Jan Ostermann
transportation: Richard Attenborough, Los Angeles

Dave Robling
transportation captain: Los Angeles

Other Crew

Jody Adair
location assistant: Los Angeles

Gordon Arnell
unit publicist: London

Kim Balser
personal assistant: Mario Kassar, Los Angeles

Trey Batchelor
production assistant: Los Angeles

Bonnie Belknap
food stylist

Marcy Bolotin
unit publicist: Los Angeles

Nikki Clapp
script supervisor

Gabriel Clare-Hunt
personal assistant: Richard Attenborough, London

Sean Corrigan
production assistant: Los Angeles

Steve Cowie
production assistant: Los Angeles

Nancy Cox
production assistant: Los Angeles

Nick Daubeny
location manager: London

Mischon De Reya
production legal services: United Kingdom

Jill DuDeck
production assistant: Los Angeles

Richard Dunmore
location manager: London

Kate Flatt
choreographer: London

Gina Fortunato
production coordinator: Los Angeles

Aaron Garcia
production assistant: Los Angeles

Peter Govey
titles opticals

Jo Gregory
production accountant: UK

Linda Gregory
cost accountant: London

Susan Guski
production assistant: Los Angeles

Melanie Hodal
international publicist: Los Angeles

Johnny Hutch
choreographer: Chaplin, London

Andrew Jack
dialect coach

Allan James
location manager: Vevey

Rebecca Jutzi
production secretary: Vevey

Dan Kamin
choreographer: Chaplin, Los Angeles

presenter

Leila Kirkpatrick
production coordinator: London

Kris Krabbe
tennis coach: Los Angeles

David R. Lawson
medic

Kristofer Lindquist
production assistant: Los Angeles

Diana Lui
assistant production coordinator: Los Angeles

Liz Matthews
location manager: Los Angeles

Susanne McKenrick
choreographer: Los Angeles

Karin Mercurio
assistant production accountant: Los Angeles

Corky Miller
wrangler: Los Angeles

David Clayton Miller
production assistant: Los Angeles

Zoe Moore
production runner: London

Angela Murray
location assistant: London

Diana Leigh Myers
assistant location manager: Los Angeles

David O'Shaugnessy
production assistant: Los Angeles

Pamela Paumier
clips provider: "The Kid", "The Gold Rush", "The Circus", "City Lights", "Modern Times" and "The Great Dictator"

David Robinson
historical consultant

Lisa Schectman
production assistant: Los Angeles

Libby Shearon
international publicist: London

Andrew Shields
monitor video playback operator

Rhett Smith
assistant to publicist: Los Angeles

Mark Somner
assistant location manager: London

Mark S. Temple
production legal services: US

Marichu Walker
production assistant: US

Marc Wanamaker
technical advisor

Judy Wasdell
personal assistant: Diana Hawkins, London

Alison Webb
production associate

Russ Westbrook
location assistant: Los Angeles

Ted Yonenaka
craft service: Los Angeles

Michael Barnes
legal attorney

Jeanie Daniels
payroll accountant

Harry Lu
armorer

Brook Mansbridge
production assistant

Roger Phillips
title designer

Kim Sherwood
stand-in

Daniel Veluzat
location liaison

Thanks

Beebe Bourne
thanks: for Charlie Chaplin's original compositions

very special gratitude

Nancy de Antonio
thanks: for archive material

thanks

Pamela Paumier
very special gratitude

Daniel Taradash
thanks

Production Company

Carolco Pictures
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Canal+
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RCS Video
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Lambeth Productions Corp.
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Distributor

TriStar Pictures

Columbia TriStar Films de España S.A.

Flashstar Home Vídeo

Gativideo

Guild Film Distribution
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Kinowelt Home Entertainment

Live Entertainment
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Look Filmes

Momentum Pictures
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Roadshow Entertainment Video

Roadshow Entertainment
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Scotia International Filmverleih

Studio Canal
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VCL Communications GmbH
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Special Effects

Illusion Arts

Miscellaneous

Shepperton Studios
movie studio

Abbey Road Studios
music recording facilities

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
thanks: television footage of 44th Annual Academy Awards

Albert G. Ruben and Company
production insurance provided by

Baker Tilly
production accounting services

Bluebell Railway, The
special thanks

Bourne Company, The
thanks: Charlie Chaplin's original compositions

British Film Institute (BFI)
thanks: archive material

British Movietonews
thanks: archive material

City of Fillmore, The
special thanks

Complete Film Company
completion guaranty provided by

Complete Film Corporation
completion bond services

English Chamber Orchestra
music performers

Frameline Productions Ltd.
graphic design and Rostrum photography

Hansard
process compositing

History For Hire
period motion picture equipment

John E Allen Collections
thanks: archive material

Movie Trains
special thanks

Optical Film Effects Ltd.
process compositing

Peter Watson Associates
titles and optical effects

Roy Export Company Establishment
clip provider

Shields Archives
thanks: archive material

Short Line Enterprises
special thanks

ShowBiz Enterprises
draperies

Twickenham Film Studios
post-production facilities

UCLA Film and Television Archive
thanks: archive material

Variety
thanks: archive material






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