| City Lights (Charlie Chaplin) (1931)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Charlie Chaplin |
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| Virginia Cherrill |
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| Florence Lee |
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| Hank Mann |
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| Harry Myers |
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| Allan Garcia |
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| Movie Details |
| Director |
Charlie Chaplin |
| Writer |
Charlie Chaplin |
| Studio |
Image Ent. |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
NR |
| Running Time |
87 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
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| Plot |
| The story of City Lights is simple. The Little Tramp meets a beautiful blind girl selling flowers on the sidewalk who mistakes him for a wealthy duke. When he learns that an operation may restore her sight, he sets off to earn the money she needs to have the operation. In a series of comedy adventures that only Chaplin could pull off, he eventually succeeds, even though his efforts land him in jail. While he is there, the girl has the operation and afterwards yearns to meet her benefactor. The closing scene in which she discovers that he is not a wealthy duke but only The Little Tramp was described by critic James Agee as "the highest moment in movies" and brought audiences to tears. |
| Personal Details |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
689 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Links |
DVD Empire
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| Product Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
Standard 1.33:1 B&W |
| Layers |
Single side, Single layer |
| UPC |
014381918120 |
| Chapters |
20 |
| Release Date |
2000-02-08 |
| Packaging |
Snap Case |
| Audio Tracks |
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono
ENGLISH: PCM Stereo |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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Chaplin's own score digitally recorded and married to film. Includes new digital recording of the original score conducted by Carl Davis and Chaplin's original 1931 recording
Interview with musical director Carl Davis
Bonus Materials: Original story notes, production data and publicity items |
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