Movies: Charlie Chaplin

A documentary of Hollywood's first great Latin Lover, the contradictions in his personal life, and his premature death....

Bob Monkhouse introduces the golden age of slapstick comedy....

Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression....

Hollywood hopeful Peggy Pepper arrives at a major studio, from Georgia, to become a great dramatic star. Things don't go entirely according to plan....

A European immigrant endures a challenging voyage only to get into trouble as soon as he arrives in New York....

A new look at the public and private life of one of the most important statesmen in the history of Europe: Winston Churchill (1874-1965), soldier, politician, writer, painter, leader of his country in the darkest hours, winner of the Nobel Prize in L...

The daring convict no. 23, known as The Eel, escapes from prison and, after mocking his inept persecutors, saves the lives of three people in peril: a beautiful girl, her mother and an annoying suitor, only to get exhausted and almost drowned. Once h...

A film centering on the life and work of Ron Galella that examines the nature and effect of paparazzi....

Charlie is a clumsy waiter in a cheap cabaret, suffering the strict orders from his boss. He meets a pretty girl in the park and tries to impress her by pretending to be an ambassador. Unfortunately she has a jealous fiancé....

At an upper class golf resort, a tramp discovers he's the lookalike of a rich man with a beautiful, unhappy wife....

With a maddening sensuality, the unforgettable actress of the film "A Special Day" embodies the golden age of Italian cinema. From the suburbs of Naples to Hollywood, this biographical documentary looks back at the flamboyant career and destiny of So...

An American doughboy, stationed in France during the Great War, goes on a daring mission behind enemy lines and becomes a hero....

Three Chaplin silent comedies "A Dog's Life", "Shoulder Arms", and "The Pilgrim" are strung together to form a single feature length film. Chaplin provides new music, narration, and a small amount of new connecting material. "Shoulder Arms" is now de...

After amusements working in a restaurant, a waiter uses his lunch break to go roller skating....

A bricklayer and his wife clash over his end-of-the-week partying....

A look at the parallel lives of Charlie Chaplin and Adolf Hitler and how they crossed with the creation of the film “The Great Dictator,” released in 1940....

Before the G, PG and R ratings system there was the Production Code, and before that there was, well, nothing. This eye-opening documentary examines the rampant sexuality of early Hollywood through movie clips and reminiscences by stars of the era. G...

A documentary about the portrayal of Adolf Hitler in popular culture....

A womanizing city man meets Tillie in the country. When he sees that her father has a very large bankroll for his workers, he persuades her to elope with him....

How can the masses be controlled? Apparently, the American publicist Edward L. Bernays (1891-1995), a pioneer in the field of propaganda and public relations, knew the answer to such a key question. The amazing story of the master of manipulation and...