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First National Pictures |
| Year: |
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1918 |
| Genre: |
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Comedy |
| Runtime: |
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46 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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Silent |
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Technical Specifications
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CHARLIE ŻOŁNIERZEM
Shoulder Arms
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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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Charles Chaplin |
| Original Music: |
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Charles Chaplin |
| Film Editing by: |
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Charles Chaplin |
| Cinematography: |
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Roland Totheroh |
| Production Design: |
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Charles D. Hall |
| Unit Publicist: |
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Elsie Codd |
| Second Unit Director or Assistant Director: |
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Charles Reisner |
| Seamstress: |
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Mother Vinot |
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more: photo gallery |
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Cast overview:
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| Charles Chaplin |
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Recruit |
| Edna Purviance |
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French girl |
| Syd Chaplin |
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Sergeant/The Kaiser |
| Jack Wilson |
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German Crown Prince |
| Henry Bergman |
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Fat German sergeant/Field Marshal von Hindenburg |
| Albert Austin |
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U.S. soldier/German soldier/Kaiser's chauffeur |
| Tom Wilson |
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Training camp sergeant |
| John Rand |
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U.S. soldier |
| J. Parks Jones |
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U.S. soldier |
| Loyal Underwood |
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Short German officer |
| W.J. Allen |
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Motorcyclist |
| L.A. Blaisdell |
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Motorcyclist |
| A.D. Blake |
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Soldier |
| Cliff Brouwer |
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Soldier |
| E. Brucker |
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Bit part in street scene |
| F.S. Colby |
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Soldier |
| Slim Cole |
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Soldier |
| Wellington Cross |
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Motorcyclist |
| E.H. Devere |
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Bit part in street scene |
| C.L. Dice |
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Motorcyclist |
Trivia:
Originally planned at five reels; outtakes were preserved in Chaplin's private collection. True Boardman, Marion Feducha and Frankie Lee played Chaplin's sons in cut domestic scenes intended for the beginning of the film. Peggy Prevost and Nina Trask portrayed draft board clerks, Alf Reeves a draft board sergeant and Albert Austin a doctor in a cut scene at the draft board office.
Many in Hollywood were nervous that one of their most famous peers was going to tackle the subject of WWI. It was released shortly before the Armistice so it did not help boost national morale. But it did end up as one of Charles Chaplin's most popular films and it was particularly popular with returning doughboys.
Synopsis:
coming soon
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