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The Circus (1928)
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Reviews Counted:11
Fresh:11
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.6/10
Runtime: 3 hrs 5 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: This lavish production features Charlie Chaplin directing and also doing his Little Tramp bit. This time, the hapless vagabond seeks refuge from the law among the members of a travelling circus. ... This lavish production features Charlie Chaplin directing and also doing his Little Tramp bit. This time, the hapless vagabond seeks refuge from the law among the members of a travelling circus. He soon falls in love with the beautiful equestrienne and the film audience is treated not only to a big top spectacular, but a charming romance as well. [More]
Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Allan Garcia, Merna Kennedy, Harry Crocker
Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Allan Garcia, Merna Kennedy, Harry Crocker, George Davis
Director: Charlie Chaplin
Director: Charlie Chaplin
Producer: Charlie Chaplin
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Reviews for The Circus
most overlooked film . . . contains some of the Tramp's best comic moments
In some ways The Circus is Chaplin's Stardust Memories, his reflexive self-observation in which Woody Allen's line, 'We like your earlier, funny movies,' flashes subliminally among the frames.
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