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Charles Chaplin Productions |
| Year: |
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1957 |
| Genre: |
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Comedy |
| Runtime: |
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110 min. |
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USA |
| Language: |
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English |
| Color: |
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Black & White |
| Sound Mix: |
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Mono |
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Technical Specifications
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KRÓL W NOWYM JORKU
A King in New York
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| Directed by: |
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Charles Chaplin |
| Writing credits: |
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Charles Chaplin |
| Produced by: |
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Jessie T. Robbins |
| Original Music: |
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Robert Israel |
| Film Editing by: |
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Charles Chaplin |
| Cinematography: |
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Harry Ensign
Roland Totheroh |
| Art Department: |
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E.T. Mazy |
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more: photo gallery |
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Cast overview:
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| Charles Chaplin |
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King Shahdov |
| Maxine Audley |
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Queen Irene |
| Jerry Desmonde |
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Prime Minister Voudel |
| Oliver Johnston |
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Ambassador Jaume |
| Dawn Addams |
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Ann Kay - TV Specialist |
| Sid James |
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Johnson - TV Advertiser |
| Joan Ingram |
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Mona Cromwell - Hostess |
| Michael Chaplin |
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Rupert Macabee |
| John McLaren |
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Macabee Senior |
| Phil Brown |
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Headmaster |
| Harry Green |
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Lawyer |
| Robert Arden |
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Liftboy |
| Alan Gifford |
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School Superintendent |
| Robert Cawdron |
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U.S. Marshal |
| George Woodbridge |
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Member of Atomic Commission |
| Clifford Buckton |
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Member of Atomic Commission |
| Vincent Lawson |
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Member of Atomic Commission |
| Shani Wallis |
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Singer |
| Joy Nichols |
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Singer |
| Lauri Lupino Lane |
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Comedian |
Trivia:
Before conceiving the idea for this film, Charles Chaplin had thought of two ideas that he decided against, one was the idea of reviving the tramp (because he realized that the appeal to the tramp was his flexibility), and reviving Verdoux from Monsieur Verdoux (1947) (his wife and assistant strongly decided against it.)
The first film that Charles Chaplin made in the UK after his exile from America, and his last leading role in a movie.
Filmed at Shepperton Studios.
Shot for only 12 weeks, the shortest of all Chaplin films.
Synopsis:
A king loses all his wealth and his tiny European country after a peasant revolt. He escapes to New York with his family, where fame-seeking socialites become his benefactors and the media tries to turn him into a product pitching celebrity, but not before he comes the aid of a young boy whose parents face sentences from HUAC.
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