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1921
The Kid is a 1921 American silent comedy-drama film written, produced, directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin, and features Jackie Coogan as his foundling baby, adopted son and sidekick. This was Chaplin's first feature-length film as a director. It was a huge success and was the second-highest-grossing film in 1921. Now considered one of the greatest films of the silent era, it was selected for preservation in…
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Sir Charles Chaplin is considered to be the most recognisable icon in the history of cinema. He achieved that by becoming first truly global film star. This achievement owes much to silent cinema not being burdened with language barriers and masses in different part of the world easily recognising universal themes and message in his films. But even more could be attributed to Chaplin easily identifying to the majori…More
