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.


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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
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)
genre comedy film
romantic comedy
silent film
hasReRelease 1942 sound re‑issue with music and narration
hasRunningTime approx. 72 minutes (1942 re‑release)
approx. 95 minutes (1925 original cut)
includedInList AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies
surface form: AFI lists of greatest American films
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

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lita Grey appearedIn The Gold Rush
Anders Randolf notableWork The Gold Rush
Charlie Chaplin notableWork The Gold Rush
The Tramp notableWork The Gold Rush