Rent Charlie Chaplin: The Essanay Comedies (1916)
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6h 26min
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- Synopsis:
- In 1914, the great Charlie Chaplin signed a one-year contract with the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company for what was then an unprecedented salary. Shooting in its California and Chicago studios, he went on to make 16 films that established him as the world's favourite screen comedian. Unlike other stars of the time, Chaplin retained creative control over his films, from writing to casting and directing. Despite the strain that put on his relationship with Essanay, this fruitful period of his career saw him evolve his style, resulting in seminal works such as 'The Tramp', 'The Bank' and 'The Champion'.
- Actors:
- Charlie Chaplin, Ben Turpin, Edna Purviance, Billy Armstrong, Agnes Ayres, Arthur W. Bates, Robert Bolder, Frank J. Coleman, Charles Hitchcock, Charles Inslee, Charlotte Mineau, Jess Robbins, Charles J. Stine, Gloria Swanson, Leo White, Charles Allen Dealey, W. Coleman Elam, Earl Esola, Bud Jamison, Daniel P. Kelleher
- Directors:
- Charlie Chaplin, Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson
- Producers:
- Jess Robbins, David Shepard, Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson
- Narrated By:
- Peter Sellers, Glenn Mitchell
- Writers:
- Charles Chaplin, Louella Parsons, Prosper Mérimée, Glenn Mitchell
- Studio:
- BFI Video
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Comedy
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- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 23/01/2017
- Run Time:
- 402 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Stereo, Silent
- Subtitles:
- None
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay (2016, 23 mins): newly produced video essay presented by writer and broadcaster Glenn Mitchell
- Charlie's Triple Trouble (c1944, 15 mins): the re-released British version of Chaplin's 1918 film 'Triple Trouble'
- A Burlesque on Carmen (1951, 35 mins): containing additional footage filmed after Chaplin's departure from Essanay. This version features a commentary by comedian Peter Sellers, which was used for the film's British re-release
- Charlie Butts In (c1920, 10 mins): short compilation of out-takes and alternative shots from Chaplin's 1915 film 'A Night Out'
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes the following films:
- His New Job (1915)
- A Night Out (1915)
- The Champion (1915)
- In the Park (1915)
- A Jitney Elopement (1915)
- The Tramp (1915)
- By the Sea (1915)
- His Regeneration (1915)
- Work (1915) - Disc 2:
- This disc includes the following films:
- A Woman (1915)
- The Bank (1915)
- Shanghaied (1915)
- A Night in the Show (1915)
- Burlesque on Carmen (1915)
- Police (1916)
- Triple Trouble (1918)
- Special Features
