The Charlie Chaplin Archives — Kolektif

Within a year of arriving in Hollywood in 1914 British born Charlie Chaplin had become the slapstick king of America By the end of his second year on the silver screen Chaplin s fame had spread worldwide He was the first international film star and rapidly one of the richest men in the world with a million dollar contract his own studio and his stock company of close collaborators From Alaska to Zimbabwe the bowler hat cane baggy trousers and outsized shoes of the Tramp became and remains an instantly recognizable silhouette With unrestricted access to the Chaplin archives TASCHEN presents the ultimate book on the making of every one of his films With 900 images including stills memos storyboards and on set photos as well as interviews with Chaplin and his closest collaborators it reveals the process behind the Chaplin genius from the impromptu invention of early shots to the meticulous retakes and reworking of scenes and gags in his classic movies The Kid 1921 The Gold Rush 1925 The Circus 1928 City Lights 1931 Modern Times 1936 and the provocative Hitler parody The Great Dictator 1940