The Circus - The Criterion Collection

In the last film he made during the silent era, Charlie Chaplin revels in the art of the circus, paying tribute to the acrobats and pantomimists who inspired his virtuoso pratfalls. After being mistaken for a pickpocket, Chaplin's Tramp flees into the ring of a traveling circus and soon becomes the star of the show, falling for the troupe's bareback rider along the way. Despite its famously troubled production, this gag-packed comedy ranks among Chaplin's finest, thanks to some of the most audacious set pieces of the director-performer's career, including a close brush with a lion and a climactic tightrope walk with a barrelful of monkeys. The Circus, which was rereleased in 1969 with a new score by Chaplin, is an uproarious high-wire act that showcases silent cinema's most popular entertainer at the peak of his comic powers.

Special Features

Bonus Footage, Commentary: Jeffrey Vance (Chaplin biographer), Deleted Scenes, Documentaries: 'In the Service of the Story'; 'Chaplin Today: 'The Circus'', Interviews: Charlie Chaplin; Eugene Chaplin (Chaplin's son); Eric James (Chaplin musical associate), 4K digital restoration of Chaplin's 1969 re-release, with an original score by Chaplin; Essay by Pamela Hutchinson (critic); Footage of the 1928 Hollywood premiere; Excerpts from the original recording session for 'Swing Little Girl', Outtakes, Trailers

Actors: Charlie Chaplin, Henry Bergman, Merna Kennedy, Allan Garcia, Harry Crocker

Audio Languages: Silent

Duration: 72 minutes

Number of Discs: 1

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