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City Lights

Cast

Charles Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Florence Lee, Harry Myers View All

Crew

Charles Chaplin (Director), Charles Chaplin (Screenplay), Harry Clive (Screenplay), Harry Crocker (Screenplay) View All

Released: Jan. 30th, 1931

Runtime: 1 hour, 27 minutes

City Lights is the first silent film that Charlie Chaplin directed after he established himself with sound accompanied films. The film is about a penniless man who falls in love with a flower girl. The film was a great success and today is deemed a cult classic.

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nostromo87
i took pleasure in the perfectly-timed gags, the comedy, the clever finesse Chaplin displays as the producer, director, and star of the show. and it's not like he glorifies himself.

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