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Modern times / a Charles Chaplin production ; directed, produced and written by Charlie Chaplin ; a Film De Dam production.

LIBRA VHS PN1997 .M66342 1992b
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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977, director, actor, composer, screenwriter.
Goddard, Paulette, 1911-1990, actor.
Bergman, Henry, 1870-1946, actor.
Sandford, Stanley, 1894-1961, actor.
Conklin, Chester, 1888-1971, actor.
Mann, Hank, 1887-1971, actor.
Garcia, Allan, 1887-1938, actor.
Charlie Chaplin Productions, producer.
Film De Dam (Firm), producer.
Fox Video (Firm), distributor.
CBS Fox Video, distributor.
Series:
Charlie Chaplin centennial collection
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Work--Drama.
Work.
Machinery in the workplace--Drama.
Machinery in the workplace.
Factories--Drama.
Factories.
Working class--Drama.
Working class.
Automation--Drama.
Automation.
Automation--Economic aspects--Drama.
Depressions--1929--Drama.
Depressions.
Tramps--Drama.
Tramps.
Automation--Economic aspects.
Genre:
Feature films.
Silent films.
Comedy films.
Romance films.
Romantic comedy films.
Drama.
Video recordings.
Physical Description:
1 videocassette (87 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
1/2 in.
monochrome
Place of Publication:
Beverly Hills, CA : Fox Video : CBS Fox Video, [1992]
System Details:
VHS; Hi-fi.
VHS; HiFi.
analog
magnetic
VHS
Summary:
A devastating satire on the effects of mass production on the lives of factory workers, with Charlie as a factory worker, jailbird, night watchman, and a singing waiter. Primarily a silent film with music and sound effects, but voices emanate from TV sets and radios.
Participant:
Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman, Stanley Sandford, Chester Conklin, Hank Mann, Allan Garcia, Stanley Blystone, Dick Alexander, Cecil Reynolds, Myra McKinney.
Credits:
Assistant director, Carter DeHaven; photography, Rollie Totheroh, Ira Morgan; settings, Charles D. Hall, Russell Spencer; music composed by Charles Chaplin; music arranged by Edward Powell, David Raksin; music conducted by Alfred Newman.
Notes:
Videocassette release of the motion picture produced in 1936.
ISBN:
0793930073 :
OCLC:
27075762
Publisher Number:
086162300738
3007 Fox Video

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