City Lights

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film romantic comedy film silent film

City Lights is a 1931 silent romantic comedy film written, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin, celebrated for its blend of slapstick humor and poignant emotion.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film → romantic comedy film → silent film →
AFIList	AFI 100 Years...100 Laughs → AFI 100 Years...100 Movies → AFI 100 Years...100 Passions →
cinematography	Gordon Pollock → Rollie Totheroh →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
director	Charlie Chaplin →
distributor	United Artists →
editedBy	Charlie Chaplin →
featuresCharacter	The Tramp →
filmingEndYear	1930 →
filmingStartYear	1928 →
format	black-and-white →
genre	romantic comedy → slapstick comedy →
hasFilmLocation	Hollywood → Los Angeles →
hasSpokenDialogue	no →
mainCharacterOccupation	tramp →
musicBy	Charlie Chaplin →
notableFor	blend of slapstick humor and pathos → emotional final scene → long production period →
originalLanguage	silent film →
portrays	blind flower girl → wealthy alcoholic →
producer	Charlie Chaplin →
productionCompany	Charles Chaplin Film Corporation →
recognizedAs	one of Charlie Chaplin's masterpieces → one of the greatest films of all time →
releaseDate	1931-01-30 →
releasedDuring	early sound era →
releaseYear	1931 →
runtimeMinutes	87 →
screenwriter	Charlie Chaplin →
setInPeriod	Great Depression era →
soundtrackType	sound effects → synchronized musical score →
starring	Allan Garcia → Charlie Chaplin → Florence Lee → Hank Mann → Harry Myers → Virginia Cherrill →
writer	Charlie Chaplin →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Charlie Chaplin → The Tramp →	notableWork