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Charlie Chaplin

The Little Tramp turned physical comedy into one of cinema’s most recognizable visual languages.

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Chaplin made comedy feel intimate, political, romantic, and formally exacting at the same time. His independence as a filmmaker also made him a model for artist-controlled production.

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City LightsModern TimesThe Gold Rush

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1925 · Comedy

The Gold Rush

A prospector, hunger, and romance collide in Chaplin’s meticulously staged Klondike comedy.

1931 · Romantic comedy

City Lights

Chaplin kept the Tramp largely silent in the sound era for a tender romance built around mistaken identity.

1936 · Comedy

Modern Times

The Tramp battles assembly lines, unemployment, and modern industrial life in Chaplin’s last mostly silent feature.

1940 · Satirical comedy

The Great Dictator

Chaplin directly attacks fascism in his first full talking feature.