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A King in New York

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A King in New York (1957)

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Reviews Counted: 9 Fresh: 7  Rotten:2 Average Rating: 7.2/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Synopsis: Chaplin plays a deposed king of a European country who comes penniless to the U.S. To start a new life. This satire of American society, made during the height of the McCarthy era, was withheld from U.S. release until 1973. Chaplin plays a deposed king of a European country who comes penniless to the U.S. To start a new life. This satire of American society, made during the height of the McCarthy era, was withheld from U.S. release until 1973. [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Dawn Addams, Oliver Johnston, Maxine Audley, Phil Brown

Director: Charlie Chaplin
Screenwriter: Charlie Chaplin
Producer: Charlie Chaplin
Composer: Charlie Chaplin

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Nov 5, 1992

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Cole Smithey
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The coming of talkie films has been unkind to the legendary silent film comic, Charlie Chaplin.

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04/16/07
Dennis Schwartz
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Taking a fire hose to HUAC is an impulse worth applauding, but the overall movie is so tone-deaf and tired that the method sinks the message.

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10/23/04
Roger Ebert
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Though constrained by budget and the unfamiliar methods of British studios, the film is nonetheless Chaplin's last great gift to the world.

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05/26/04
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