- Year :
- 1936
- Cast :
- Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman, Stanley J. Sandford, Chester Conklin, Hank Mann, Louis Natheaux, Stanley Blystone, Edward LeSaint, Allan Garcia, Sam Stein, Juana Sutton, Murdoch McQuarrie, Jack Low, Walter James, Mira McKinney...
- Production :
- United Artists
- Description :
- Subjected to the infernal production rate of the factory, a model worker suddenly has a nervous breakdown and goes mad. From hospital, to prison, to unemployment, the Little Tramp gets caught up in the sprockets and cogs of modern industrialization. That is, until he comes across a beautiful orphaned gamine, whom he helps escape from the police. How to break free from the constraints of modern life? Chaplin provides a critical look at productivity in the early 20th century… and well beyond!
- DVD & Blu-ray :
- Blu-ray on Amazon US DVD on Amazon US Blu-ray on Amazon UK DVD on Amazon IT DVD on Amazon FR Blu-ray on Amazon FR
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The Music of Modern Times
An article by Timothy Brock
Modern Times Synopsis
Charlie is a factory worker in this hectic age - a minor cog in the grinding wheels of industry. His job -mechanically tightening bolts on a moving belt...
Filming Modern Times
Chaplin was acutely preoccupied with the social and economic problems of this new age. In 1931 and 1932 he had left Hollywood behind, to embark on an 18-month world tour. In Europe, he had been disturbed to see the rise of nationalism...
Smile Lyrics
Music by Charles Chaplin, Lyrics by John Turner and Geoffrey Parsons
Deleted scene from Modern Times
Charlie tries to cross the street in this deleted scene from Modern Times
Nonsense Song from Modern Times (Titine)
When Chaplin sang this song in "Modern Times" it was the very first time that the world heard his voice...