| Edition |
Special ed. |
| Description |
2 DVDs (87 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (36 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm). |
| Physical Medium |
monochrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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mono |
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Dolby |
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NTSC |
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video file |
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DVD video |
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region 1 |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 543
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Criterion collection ; 543.
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| System Details |
DVD; region 1, NTSC ; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby digital mono. |
| Cast |
Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman, Stanley Sandford, Chester Conklin, Hank Mann, Stanley Blystone, Allan Garcia, Dick Alexander, Cecil Reynolds, Myra McKinney, Murdoch McQuarrie, Wilfred Lucas, Ed le Saint, Fred Malatesta, Sam Stein, Juana Sutton, Ted Oliver. |
| Credits |
Music composed by Charlie Chaplin ; conducted by Alfred Newman ; arranged by Edward Powell, David Raksin ; recorded by Paul Neal, Frank Maher ; settings by Charles D. Hall, Russell Spencer. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1936. |
| Summary |
When his boss demands more speed and efficiency, Chaplin goes crazy from his repetitious assembly line job. Primarily a silent film with music and sound effects, but occasional voices emanate from radios and television screens. |
| Note |
Special features: Disc 1. Commentary by Chaplin biographer David Robinson; "Modern times: a closer look" visual essay by Chaplin historian Jeffrey Vance; "A bucket of water and a glass matte" visual and sound effects experts Craig Barron and Ben Burtt discuss techniques used in Modern times; "Silent traces: Modern times" visual essay by John Bengtson; "David Raksin and the score" interview with composer David Raksin; "Two bits" deleted scenes; Trailers. Disc 2. "All at sea" 8mm film of weekend voyage with Charlie Chaplin by Alistair Cooke; "Susan Cooke Kittredge" interview with Cooke's daughter; "The rink" Charlie Chaplin's eight film (1916); "For the first time" documentary film by Octavio Cortazar (1967); "Chaplin today: Modern times" documentary by Philippe Truffault (2003). Booklet: "Exit the Tramp" by Saul Austerlitz; "Chaplin sees the world" by Lisa Stein. |
| Contents |
Booklet. Chapters -- Cast and credits -- Exit the tramp / Saul Austerlitz -- Chaplin sees the world / Lisa Stein -- About the tranfer. |
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Disc 1. Film -- Commentary / Chaplin biographer David Robinson -- "Modern times: a closer look" visual essay / Jeffrey Vance -- "A bucket of water and a glass matte" featurette with Craig Barron and Ben Burtt -- "Silent traces: Modern times" visual essay by John Bengtson -- "David Raksin and the score" interview with composer David Raksin -- Deleted scenes. |
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Disc 2. "All at sea" 8mm film of weekend voyage with Charlie Chaplin by Alistair Cooke -- "Susan Cooke Kittredge" interview with Cooke's daughter -- "The rink" Charlie Chaplin's eighth film (1916) 00 "For the first time" documentary by Octavio Cortazar (1967) -- "Chaplin today: Modern times" documentary by Philippe Truffault (2003). |
| Local Note |
Copy 2 (second printing, 2018) has a smaller booklet (1 folded sheet with 6 pages on one side) with only the essay by film critic Saul Austerlitz. |
| Language |
Silent film with English intertitles and musical score; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Subject |
Factories -- Employees -- Drama.
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Factories -- Employees. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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Factories. |
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Working class -- Drama.
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Working class. |
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Depressions -- 1929 -- Drama.
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Depressions. |
| Chronological Term |
1929 |
| Subject |
Tramps -- Drama.
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Tramps. |
| Genre/Form |
Silent films -- United States.
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Feature films -- United States.
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Comedy films.
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Comedy films.
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Fiction films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977, screenwriter, director, actor, composer.
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De Haven, Carter, 1886-1977, director.
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Totheroh, Roland H., 1890-1967, cinematographer.
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Morgan, Ira, 1889-1959, cinematographer.
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Goddard, Paulette, 1911-1990, actor.
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Bergman, Henry, 1870-1946, actor.
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Sandford, Stanley, 1894-1961, actor.
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Conklin, Chester, 1888-1971, actor.
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Mann, Hank, 1887-1971, actor.
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Blystone, Stanley, 1894-1956, actor.
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Garcia, Allan, 1887-1938, actor.
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Alexander, Richard, 1902-1989, actor.
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Reynolds, Cecil, 1880-1947, actor.
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McKinney, Mira, actor.
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MacQuarrie, Murdock, 1878-1942, actor.
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Lucas, Wilfred, 1871-1940, actor.
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LeSaint, Edward, actor.
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Malatesta, Fred, actor.
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Stein, Sam, 1905-1966, actor.
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Sutton, Juana, actor.
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Oliver, Ted, 1892-1957, actor.
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Newman, Alfred, 1901-1970, conductor.
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Powell, Edward B., arranger.
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Raksin, David, arranger, interviewee.
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Neal, Paul, sound designer.
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Maher, Frank, sound designer.
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Hall, Charles, 1899-1959, set designer.
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Spencer, J. Russell, set designer.
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Robinson, David, 1930- commentator.
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Vance, Jeffrey, 1970- commentator.
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Barron, Craig, commentator.
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Burtt, Ben, commentator.
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Bengtson, John, 1957- commentator.
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Cooke, Alistair, 1908-2004, cinematographer, director.
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Kittredge, Susan Cooke, interviewee.
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Cortázar, Octavio, 1935- director.
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Truffault, Philippe, director.
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Austerlitz, Saul.
Exit the Tramp.
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Haven, Lisa Stein, 1960-
Chaplin sees the world.
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Janus Films.
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MK2 Productions.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Modern times (Motion picture) https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2001067992
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| Note |
Title on container: Charlie Chaplin's Modern times |
| Added Title |
All at sea.
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Rink.
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For the first time.
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Chaplin today.
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| ISBN |
9781604653526 |
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1604653523 |
| Standard No. |
715515064811 |
| Music No. |
CC1958D The Criterion Collection |
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