A King in New York
Short description
A King in New York follows King Shahdov of Estrovia, who flees his country after a revolution and arrives in the United States with little money. His prime minister had brought the national treasury along, but absconds with it to South America, leaving the king to fend for himself in New York. There he meets Ann Kay, a television specialist who puts him in front of the cameras in commercials, and his naivety about American life runs up against the realities of television, advertising and political suspicion. He later befriends a young boy with strongly held political views, and the association leads to accusations of Communist sympathies and an appearance before the House Un-American Activities Committee.
Charlie Chaplin wrote, produced and directed the film, and plays Shahdov; it was the twenty-first of the twenty-two features he directed, arriving after Limelight and before A Countess from Hong Kong. Maxine Audley, Jerry Desmonde, Oliver Johnston, Dawn Addams and Sidney James are among the credited cast, which numbers fifty-one, with sixty-seven credited crew.
Released in 1957, the comedy drama runs 104 minutes. On IMDb it holds a rating of 7 out of 10 from around 9,800 votes, and on TMDB 6.7 out of 10 from roughly 242 votes. A critics' rating of 7.3 out of 10 from fifteen reviews places it somewhat above the audience scores.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film was shot in just 12 weeks—faster than any of the films made by Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977).
- Before arriving at the idea for this film, Charles Chaplin considered two options, both of which he eventually rejected. Specifically, he thought about reviving the Little Tramp, the hero of many of his films, and about reviving Verdoux from the film 'Monsieur Verdoux' (1947), which were strongly opposed by Chaplin's wife and his assistant.
Auditions in India
Casting calls in USA
Castingi w Polsce
Кастинги в Україні
