Chaplin (film)

Chaplin
Chaplin
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Richard Attenborough
Screenplay by	William Boyd; Bryan Forbes; William Goldman;
Story by	Diana Hawkins
Based on	My Autobiography; by Charles Chaplin; Chaplin: His Life and Art; by David Robinson;
Produced by	Richard Attenborough; Mario Kassar;
Starring	Robert Downey Jr.; Dan Aykroyd; Geraldine Chaplin; Kevin Dunn; Anthony Hopkins; Milla Jovovich; Moira Kelly; Kevin Kline; Diane Lane; Penelope Ann Miller; Paul Rhys; John Thaw; Marisa Tomei; Nancy Travis; James Woods;
Cinematography	Sven Nykvist
Edited by	Anne V. Coates
Music by	John Barry
Production; companies	Carolco Pictures; Le Studio Canal+; RCS Video;
Distributed by	Guild Film Distribution (United Kingdom); TriStar Pictures (United States)
Release dates	December 17, 1992 (United Kingdom); December 25, 1992 (United States);
Running time	145 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom; United States;
Language	English
Budget	$31 million
Box office	$12 million (US/UK)

Chaplin is a 1992 biographical comedy-drama film about the life of English comic actor and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin. It was produced and directed by Richard Attenborough and stars Robert Downey Jr., Marisa Tomei, Dan Aykroyd, Penelope Ann Miller and Kevin Kline. It also features Charlie Chaplin's own daughter, Geraldine Chaplin, in the role of his mother, Hannah Chaplin.

The film was adapted by William Boyd, Bryan Forbes and William Goldman from Chaplin's 1964 book My Autobiography and the 1985 book Chaplin: His Life and Art by film critic David Robinson. Associate producer Diana Hawkins got a story credit. The original music score was composed by John Barry.^[2]^[3]

The film underperformed at the box office, grossing $12 million against a $31 million budget, and received mixed reviews from critics; Downey's titular performance, however, garnered critical acclaim and won him the BAFTA Award for Best Actor along with nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama.