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Charlie Chaplin
His Life & Work
(2003)
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This documentary was originally released as part of Delta Entertainment’s 12-disc series of Charles Chaplin short film collections. Given the horrible quality of many films in those collections, we do not expect this documentary directed by Liam Dale to be well-researched or well-produced.
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 Delta Entertainment
2003 DVD edition
The Essential Charlie Chaplin Collection (1919-1921), black & white and color, 90 minutes total, not rated, including Charlie Chaplin: His Life & Work (2003), black & white and color, 90 minutes, not rated.
Delta Entertainment, 82 464, UPC 0-18111-24649-1.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at ? Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to 60 fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $9.99.
Release date: 12 March 2003.
Country of origin: USA
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This budget DVD release of this questionable documentary may or may not include quality footage from the Chaplin films being discussed.
Sight unseen, we don’t truly recommend this out-of-print disc or its contents. It’s likely not to be worth risking your ten dollars (or more).
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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 Cobra Entertainment
2011 DVD edition
Charlie Chaplin: His Life & Work (2003), black & white and color, 223 minutes total, not rated, with Tillie’s Punctured Romance (1914), black & white, 75 minutes, not rated, The Rink (1916), black & white, 19 minutes, not rated, The Vagabond (1916), black & white, 19 minutes, not rated, and The Immigrant (1917), black & white, 24 minutes, not rated.
Cobra Entertainment,
unknown catalog number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD disc (two DVDs in the set); 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at ? Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to 60 fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; unknown suggested retail price.
Release date: 8 March 2011.
Country of origin: USA
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Cobra Entertainment being the successor to low-budget home video producer Delta Entertainment (previously Laserlight Digital), rereleased this documentary with four added Chaplin films as an enticement. We warn you, this should not be tempting at all after you see our reviews of the previous releases from Laserlight/Delta: Tillie’s Punctured Romance from Laserlight Digital; The Rink from Delta Entertainment; The Vagabond from Delta Entertainment; and The Immigrant from Delta Entertainment.
Sight unseen, we don’t recommend this disc or its contents.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Other silent era CHARLES CHAPLIN films available on home video.
Other silent era-related DOCUMENTARIES available on home video.
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Charles Chaplin filmography in The Progressive Silent Film List
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