Modern Times

Modern Times (1936)

Timing: 1:27 (87 min)

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Video 9

Photo 52

Actors and characters

Release date

1936-02-05

Country

United States

Production

United Artists, Charles Chaplin Productions

Genre

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Budget

$1 500 000

Revenue

$176 039

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Director

Charlie Chaplin

Actors

Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman, Tiny Sandford, Chester Conklin, Hank Mann, Stanley Blystone, Al Ernest Garcia, Richard Alexander, Cecil Reynolds
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Scenario

Producer

Charlie Chaplin

Operator

Roland Totheroh

Composer

Charlie Chaplin

Artist

Audition

Al Ernest Garcia

Editing

Charlie Chaplin, Willard Nico
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• The ‘feeding machine’ was conceived by Chaplin as early as 1916 for a full-length film about a journey to the moon. The film was intended as a satire on technological progress but was never made.
• An English surgeon, Dr. Cecil Reynolds, played the role of a priest visiting a prison.
• In the crowd demonstration scene, 3 posters in Russian are visible: "Stand up for what you believe in", "Sвобода" (exactly as written), and "Freedom or death. Union".
• Chaplin was accused of plagiarizing René Clair's film "Our Freedom" (1931), specifically the scenes on the conveyor belt.
• In 1989, the film was selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry.
• Production of the film began in September 1933 and ended on January 12, 1936.
• Initially, the film was conceived as a sound film, dialogues were written, but Chaplin could not imagine the Tramp speaking. He also had doubts about dubbing for foreign release. Ultimately, Chaplin abandoned attempts to make a sound film and completed 'Modern Times' in the style of silent cinema with rare dialogues.
• The "feeding machine" was conceived by Chaplin back in 1916 for a full-length film about a journey to the moon. The film was intended as a satire on technological progress but was never made.
• In the episode with the demonstration in the crowd, 3 posters in Russian are visible: “Stand up for yourself,” “Sвобода” (exactly like that), “Freedom or death. Union.”
• Chaplin was accused of plagiarism of René Clair's film “Our Freedom” (1931), particularly the scenes on the assembly line.
• Initially, the film was conceived as a sound film, dialogues were written, but Chaplin could not imagine the Tramp speaking. He also doubted dubbing for foreign release. Ultimately, Chaplin abandoned attempts to make a sound film and completed “Modern Times” in the style of silent cinema with rare dialogues.