Chaplinesque, My Life and Hard Times

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Chaplinesque, My Life and Hard Times
Directed by Harry Hurwitz
Written byHarry Hurwitz
Produced byHarry Hurwitz
Starring Charlie Chaplin
Narrated by Gloria Swanson
Music byStuart Oderman
Distributed byXanadu Productions Inc.
Release date
  • April 12, 1972 (1972-04-12)
Running time
56 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language English

Chaplinesque, My Life and Hard Times, a.k.a. The Eternal Tramp (video title), is a 1972 documentary film directed by Harry Hurwitz. [1]

Contents

Plot

Gloria Swanson narrates this documentary about the early life of Charlie Chaplin. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Fountain, Clarke. "Chaplinesque: My Life and Hard Times > Overview". AllMovie. Retrieved August 16, 2010.