Birth of the Tramp
2013•1h 1m•7.1•Released
DocumentaryTV Movie
A look back at Charlie Chaplin's early life and career, from his rough childhood and music hall success in England to his early Hollywood days and the development of his enormously popular character, the Little Tramp, also called Charlot.
Director
Serge Bromberg
Languages
English, French
Studio
Lobster Films
Cast
Peter Hudson
Self - Narrator (voice)
Kate Guyonvarch
Self - RE/AC Director
David Robinson
Self - Chaplin's Biographer
Kevin Brownlow
Self - Film Historian
Antoine Lange
The Child
Charlie Chaplin
Self (archive footage)
Edna Purviance
Self (archive footage)
John R. Freuler
Self (archive footage)
Sydney Chaplin
Self (archive footage)
Eric Campbell
Self (archive footage)
Henry Bergman
Self (archive footage)
Max Linder
Self (archive footage)
Douglas Fairbanks
Self (archive footage)
Mary Pickford
Self (archive footage)
Production
Company
Lobster Films
Company
Steamboat Films
Company
ARTE
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