The blend of slapstick and pathos is seamless, although the cynicism of the final scene is still surprising. Chaplin's later films are quirkier and more personal, but this is quintessential Charlie, and unmissable.
The Gold Rush (1925)
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Reviews Counted:4
Fresh:4
Rotten:0
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Runtime: 1 hr 54 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: This Chaplin classic finds Charlie in the Klondike searching for gold. Maintains a careful balance of masterful slapstick, romantic tenderness, and wry social satire. Also contains the celebrated... This Chaplin classic finds Charlie in the Klondike searching for gold. Maintains a careful balance of masterful slapstick, romantic tenderness, and wry social satire. Also contains the celebrated "dancing dinner rolls" gag. Re-release in 1942 featured sound narration. Academy Award Nominations: 2, Best Sound Recording, Best Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture. [More]
Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Georgina Hale, Mack Swain
Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Georgina Hale, Mack Swain
Director: Charlie Chaplin
Director: Charlie Chaplin
Screenwriter: Charlie Chaplin
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Reviews for The Gold Rush
The Gold Rush is a distinct triumph for Charlie Chaplin from both the artistic and commercial standpoints, and is a picture certain to create a veritable riot at theatre box offices.
Here is a comedy with streaks of poetry, pathos, tenderness, linked with brusqueness and boisterousness.
The Gold Rush has been delighting audiences for almost 80 years -- it's one of the flat-out funniest films made in the silent era or any other.
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