Modern Times
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Modern Times is a 1936 silent comedy film by Charlie Chaplin that satirizes industrialization and modern society through the misadventures of his iconic Tramp character.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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silent comedy film → |
| characterPlayedBy |
Paulette Goddard as The Gamin
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| cinematographyBy |
Ira Morgan
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Rollie Totheroh → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| criticalReception |
widely acclaimed by critics
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| director |
Charlie Chaplin
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| distributedBy |
United Artists
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| editedBy |
Charlie Chaplin
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| featuresCharacter |
The Gamin
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| featuresElement |
limited spoken dialogue
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musical score composed by Charlie Chaplin → synchronized sound effects → |
| filmFormat |
35 mm
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| hasGenre |
comedy film
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romantic comedy film → satire → |
| historicalSignificance |
often considered Chaplin’s last appearance as the Tramp in a feature film
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one of the last major silent-style films → |
| includedIn |
numerous lists of greatest films of all time
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| isBlackAndWhite |
true
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| mainCharacter |
The Tramp
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| musicBy |
Charlie Chaplin
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| notableScene |
factory assembly line sequence
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feeding machine sequence → nonsense song performance in a restaurant → roller-skating near a ledge in a department store → |
| originalLanguage |
English
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| portrays |
factory work
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labor strikes → police repression → poverty → urban life → |
| portraysCharacter |
Charlie Chaplin as The Tramp
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| producer |
Charlie Chaplin
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| productionCompany |
Charles Chaplin Film Corporation
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| releaseDate |
1936-02-05
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| releaseYear |
1936
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| runtimeMinutes |
87
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| setInPeriod |
Great Depression
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| starring |
Charlie Chaplin
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Paulette Goddard → |
| theme |
alienation
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class struggle → industrialization → mechanization of labor → modern society → unemployment → |
| writer |
Charlie Chaplin
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|
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Charlie Chaplin
→
The Tramp → |
notableWork |
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Paulette Goddard
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starredIn |