THE GOLD RUSH: 1942 Version
The Gold Rush
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1h 12m
Directed by Charles Chaplin • 1942 • United States
Starring Charles Chaplin, Georgia Hale, Mack Swain
Charlie Chaplin’s comedic masterwork—which charts a prospector’s search for fortune in the Klondike and his discovery of romance (with the beautiful Georgia Hale)—forever cemented the iconic status of Chaplin and his Little Tramp character. Shot partly on location in the Sierra Nevadas and featuring such timeless gags as the dance of the dinner rolls and the meal of boiled shoe leather, THE GOLD RUSH is an indelible work of heartwarming hilarity.
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THE GOLD RUSH: 1925 Version
Directed by Charles Chaplin • 1925 • United States
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THE GOLD RUSH Commentary
This audio commentary features Charlie Chaplin biographer Jeffrey Vance and was recorded in 2012.
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Presenting THE GOLD RUSH
In 1942, Charlie Chaplin released a sound version of THE GOLD RUSH, effectively abandoning his 1925 silent. In 1993, filmmakers David Gill and Kevin Brownlow reconstructed the original film, for which there were few surviving elements. In this program, Brownlow and Chaplin biographer Jeffrey Vanc...
