- In order to select candidates to play Chaplin, Attenborough assessed more than two dozen actors and selected seven of them to audition. In the end, Downey met all the director's requirements .
- In order to play well the comedy master Chaplin, Downey worked hard, learned violin and tennis, and even had a special personal trainer to teach him to imitate Chaplin's posture and look .
- In the film, Chaplin's mother is played by Chaplin's daughter, Geradin Chaplin .
- The film was originally called "Charlie" because it was what Chaplin's friends and family called him, and it was later changed to "Chaplin" .
- During the filming process, the 26-year-old Downey needs to be made up into the 83-year-old Chaplin. Downey needs to get up at 1-3 in the morning every time. It takes 9 hours to put on makeup to start shooting, and another hour to remove makeup after shooting. .
Chaplin behind the scenes gags
2021-12-22 08:01
Extended Reading
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Charlie Chaplin: End of the day, you're not judged by what you didn't do, but by what you did. And I didn't change things, I just - he just - cheered people up.
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Charlie Chaplin: What is it?
Oona O'Neill Chaplin: They've thrown you out.
Charlie Chaplin: Thrown me out? Thrown me out of what?
Oona O'Neill Chaplin: Of America.