The Gold Rush
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The Gold Rush is a 1925 silent comedy film written, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin, following his iconic Tramp character during the Klondike Gold Rush.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
→
feature film → silent comedy film → |
| blackAndWhite | true → |
| castMember |
Georgia Hale
→
Henry Bergman → Mack Swain → Malcolm Waite → Tom Murray → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
→
surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | Charlie Chaplin → |
| director | Charlie Chaplin → |
| distributor | United Artists → |
| era | silent film era → |
| famousScene |
boiled shoe meal
→
cabin teetering over a cliff → dinner roll dance → |
| featuresCharacter |
Big Jim McKay
→
Black Larsen → Georgia → |
| filmingLocation |
California, United States
→
surface form:
California
Alabama Hills →
surface form:
Sierra Nevada (location shooting)
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| genre |
comedy film
→
romantic comedy → silent film → |
| hasReRelease | 1942 sound re‑issue with music and narration → |
| hasRunningTime |
approx. 72 minutes (1942 re‑release)
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approx. 95 minutes (1925 original cut) → |
| includedInList |
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies
→
surface form:
AFI lists of greatest American films
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| inspiredBy | Klondike Gold Rush of the late 1890s → |
| mainSubject |
prospecting for gold
→
romantic pursuit → survival in harsh winter conditions → |
| musicBy | Charlie Chaplin (1942 sound re‑release) → |
| narrationBy | Charlie Chaplin (1942 version) → |
| notableFor |
blend of comedy and pathos
→
one of Chaplin’s most celebrated films → |
| originalLanguage | Silent film with English intertitles → |
| preservationStatus | preserved and restored → |
| producer | Charlie Chaplin → |
| productionCompany | Charles Chaplin Productions → |
| releaseDate | 1925-06-26 → |
| releaseYear | 1925 → |
| screenwriter | Charlie Chaplin → |
| setting |
Klondike Gold Rush (1897–1898)
→
surface form:
Klondike Gold Rush
|
| settingLocation | Yukon Territory → |
| starring | Charlie Chaplin → |
| starsCharacter | The Tramp → |
| writer | Charlie Chaplin → |
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