A King in New York

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A King in New York is a 1957 satirical comedy film directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin, critiquing American politics and McCarthyism through the story of an exiled monarch in New York City.

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instanceOf film
satirical comedy film
blackAndWhite true
censorshipStatusInUSA initially limited release
characterPlayedBy Michael Chaplin
cinematographyBy Geoffrey Unsworth
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Charlie Chaplin
distributor United Artists
editedBy John Seabourne Sr.
featuresCharacter Rupert Macabee
filmingLocation United Kingdom
firstReleaseCountry United Kingdom
genre comedy film
satire
hasFilmPoster A King in New York poster
hasNarrativeFocus exiled European monarch in America
language English
mainCharacter King Shahdov
musicBy Charlie Chaplin
notableFor Charlie Chaplin’s penultimate feature film appearance
critique of McCarthy-era politics
partOfFilmographyOf Charlie Chaplin
portrays exiled monarch
producer Charlie Chaplin
productionCompany Attica Film Company
releaseDecade 1950s
releaseYear 1957
runtimeMinutes 110
satirizes House Un-American Activities Committee
television advertising
screenplayBy Charlie Chaplin
setInCity New York City
setInPeriod post-World War II era
starring Charlie Chaplin
Dawn Addams
Jerry Desmonde
Maxine Audley
Michael Chaplin
Oliver Johnston
Sid James
starsAsCharacter Charlie Chaplin
surface form: Charlie Chaplin as King Shahdov
themes American politics
McCarthyism
anti-communist hysteria
celebrity culture
mass media
writer Charlie Chaplin

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