Modern Times - videos, teasers and stills from filming
All videos, teasers and footage from the filming of the film "Modern Times"
Modern Times (1936)
Timing:
1:27 (87 min)
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What's left behind the scenes
- The ‘feeding machine’ was conceived by Chaplin as early as 1916 for a full-length film about a journey to the moon. The film was intended as a satire on technological progress but was never made.
- An English surgeon, Dr. Cecil Reynolds, played the role of a priest visiting a prison.
- In the crowd demonstration scene, 3 posters in Russian are visible: "Stand up for what you believe in", "Sвобода" (exactly as written), and "Freedom or death. Union".
- Chaplin was accused of plagiarizing René Clair's film "Our Freedom" (1931), specifically the scenes on the conveyor belt.
- In 1989, the film was selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry.
- Production of the film began in September 1933 and ended on January 12, 1936.
- Initially, the film was conceived as a sound film, dialogues were written, but Chaplin could not imagine the Tramp speaking. He also had doubts about dubbing for foreign release. Ultimately, Chaplin abandoned attempts to make a sound film and completed 'Modern Times' in the style of silent cinema with rare dialogues.
- The "feeding machine" was conceived by Chaplin back in 1916 for a full-length film about a journey to the moon. The film was intended as a satire on technological progress but was never made.
- In the episode with the demonstration in the crowd, 3 posters in Russian are visible: “Stand up for yourself,” “Sвобода” (exactly like that), “Freedom or death. Union.”
- Chaplin was accused of plagiarism of René Clair's film “Our Freedom” (1931), particularly the scenes on the assembly line.
- Initially, the film was conceived as a sound film, dialogues were written, but Chaplin could not imagine the Tramp speaking. He also doubted dubbing for foreign release. Ultimately, Chaplin abandoned attempts to make a sound film and completed “Modern Times” in the style of silent cinema with rare dialogues.
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