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8.5/10
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The Tramp struggles to live in modern industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman.The Tramp struggles to live in modern industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman.The Tramp struggles to live in modern industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 1 nomination
Charles Chaplin
- A Factory Worker
- (as Charlie Chaplin)
Tiny Sandford
- Big Bill
- (as Stanley Sandford)
Al Ernest Garcia
- President of the Electro Steel Corp.
- (as Allan Garcia)
Richard Alexander
- Prison Cellmate
- (as Dick Alexander)
Mira McKinney
- Minister's Wife
- (as Myra McKinney)
Murdock MacQuarrie
- J. Widdecombe Billows
- (as Murdoch McQuarrie)
Edward LeSaint
- Sheriff Couler
- (as Ed Le Sainte)
Sammy Stein
- Turbine Operator
- (as Sam Stein)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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Did you know
- Trivia(at around 48 mins) Sir Charles Chaplin devoted eight days to filming the department store roller-skating scene where he skates blindfolded on the edge of the fourth floor, coming within inches of falling over the edge into the deep stairwell below. The dangerous large drop was actually a painted scene on a pane of glass carefully placed in front of the camera to align with the existing set and create the illusion of great height.
- Goofs(at around 17 mins) After Charlie goes crazy, he comes back with an oil can and sprays Big Bill in the face with the oil. We then catch a quick glimpse of Big Bill's back which is already stained black, but in the following long shot, his tank top back is pristine white in color.
- Quotes
A gamin: [Last lines] What's the use of trying?
A factory worker: Buck up - never say die. We'll get along!
- Alternate versionsThe said 33 seconds last minute removal is this: "After the girl takes the diamond from the fat man, she had it checked and she found out that it was a fake diamond."
- ConnectionsFeatured in For the First Time (1967)
- SoundtracksHallelujah, I'm a Bum
(uncredited)
Music from the traditional folk song "Revive Us Again"
Featured review
Individual Parts Greater Than the Whole
One of this movie's most famous images--Chaplin sliding around inside the gears and cogs of a monstrous machine--provides a handy visual to go along with my opinion of the film in general: there are individual cogs that I remember as being brilliant, but when put together they don't make a totally satisfying machine.
Unlike "City Lights" or "The Gold Rush" before, or "The Great Dictator" after, I didn't get caught up in the narrative of "Modern Times," and I felt there were longer gaps between the funny bits. However, some of the set pieces in this are hilarious, most notably the scene where Chaplin finds himself strapped into an automatic feeding machine that goes berserk; and a nimble scene on roller skates that showcases his athleticism.
Sadly, "Modern Times" was an all too applicable metaphor for Chaplin's place in the film industry. New technologies were beginning to make his artistry obsolete, and the sadness of that is palpable in the film's final shot.
I'm recommending "Modern Times" because it's a very good movie. I just didn't think it was as good as some of Chaplin's other well-known projects.
Grade: B+
Unlike "City Lights" or "The Gold Rush" before, or "The Great Dictator" after, I didn't get caught up in the narrative of "Modern Times," and I felt there were longer gaps between the funny bits. However, some of the set pieces in this are hilarious, most notably the scene where Chaplin finds himself strapped into an automatic feeding machine that goes berserk; and a nimble scene on roller skates that showcases his athleticism.
Sadly, "Modern Times" was an all too applicable metaphor for Chaplin's place in the film industry. New technologies were beginning to make his artistry obsolete, and the sadness of that is palpable in the film's final shot.
I'm recommending "Modern Times" because it's a very good movie. I just didn't think it was as good as some of Chaplin's other well-known projects.
Grade: B+
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- The Masses
- Filming locations
- Sierra Hwy. & Penman Rd., Santa Clarita, California, USA(Ending-The Road)
- Production company
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Box office
- Budget
- $1,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $163,577
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $35,809
- Dec 28, 2003
- Gross worldwide
- $463,618
- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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