Join Mark as he charts Chaplin’s course through 20th century
history, how through the initial success of the Little Tramp
character he managed to negotiate the right to direct his own films
and how this character came to be seen as a symbol of resistance to
the regimented rules of modern society. He transformed the way
comedy films were made, taking control of every aspect of the
production process; he taught himself to read music so he could
write his own film scores; he even insisted on having a pool of 21
trained studio dogs, all of whom were well versed in the art of
comic timing...
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