The Circus
The Circus is Here!
Country
Production
Budget
$900 000
Revenue
$0
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Operator
Roland Totheroh
Composer
Artist
Audition
Editing
Short description
Charlie, a wandering tramp, becomes a circus handyman - soon the star of the show - and falls in love with the circus owner's stepdaughter.
What's left behind the scenes
- Work on the film had to be postponed for nearly a year due to several incidents: a studio fire, Chaplin's own scandalous divorce, a dispute with the US tax authorities, technical problems with the laboratory that resulted in the loss of four weeks of footage, and a hurricane that blew away the circus tent. All of this led to a three-year gap between the release of Chaplin's previous film ("The Gold Rush", 1925) and this one.
- Chaplin did over 200 takes of the scenes with lions, and in many of these scenes, he actually entered the cage with the predators. Therefore, the fear on his face is not acted at all.
- Before beginning filming, Charles Chaplin (1889-1977) spent weeks learning how to walk on a tightrope. He performed on a rope stretched 13 meters above the ground. Unfortunately, the footage was lost because the negatives were scratched during processing; the scene had to be reshot and, in Chaplin's own opinion, the second attempt was worse than the first.
- Before filming began, Charles Chaplin (1889-1977) practiced walking the tightrope for weeks. He performed on a rope stretched 13 meters above the ground. Unfortunately, the footage was lost because the negatives were scratched during film processing, and the scene had to be reshot. Chaplin himself believed the second take was worse than the first.
- The scene in which Chaplin is bitten by monkeys was an accident. The cage accidentally opened, and the enraged animals lunged at the actor. For the first few seconds, Charlie was in shock (which can be seen), but then he only shouted: "Don't stop filming!"
- Chaplin did over 200 takes of the scenes with lions, and in many of these scenes he actually entered the cage with the predators. So the fear on his face was completely genuine.
- Although Chaplin was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decided to distinguish him and presented him with a special honorary award stating: "For versatility and genius in acting, writing, directing and producing The Circus."
- Although Chaplin was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor, the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decided to honor him separately and presented him with a special honorary award with the citation "For versatility and genius in acting, writing, directing and producing The Circus."
- The scene where Chaplin is bitten by monkeys was an accident. The cage opened accidentally, and the enraged animals attacked the actor. Charlie was in shock for the first few seconds (which is visible), but then he just shouted: "Don't stop filming!"
- Work on the film had to be postponed for almost a year due to several incidents: a fire at the studio, Chaplin's scandalous divorce, a dispute with the US tax authorities, technical problems with the laboratory that resulted in the loss of four weeks of footage, and a hurricane that destroyed the circus tent. All of this led to a three-year gap between the release of Chaplin's previous film ("The Gold Rush", 1925) and this one.
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