A Countess from Hong Kong
A Countess from Hong Kong is a 1967 British romantic comedy film scored, written, and directed by Charlie Chaplin, and the final film directed, written, produced and scored by him. Based on the life of a former Russian aristocrat, as he calls her in his 1922 book My Trip Abroad. She was a Russian singer and dancer who "was a stateless person marooned in France without a passport." The film starred Marlon Brando and Sophia Loren, and revolved around an American diplomat who falls in love with a stowaway on a cruise. Sydney Chaplin (Chaplin's son), Tippi Hedren, Patrick Cargill and Margaret Rutherford co-star in major supporting roles; Chaplin also made a cameo, marking his final screen appearance.
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| Written by | Charlie Chaplin
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| Music by | Charlie Chaplin
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| Running time | 107 minutes
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| Country | United Kingdom
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| Language | English
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| Budget | $3.5 million (estimated)
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| Box office | $1.1 million (United States and Canada)
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- Last film directed by Charles Chaplin.
- Charles Chaplin's final acting appearance is in a cameo as an old steward. Since nearly all of the characters he portrayed in films prior to the 1940s were not identified by name, it is appropriate that his final character also be nameless.
- Although some literary sources claim the film was shot in the anamorphic CinemaScope process with the aspect ratio of 2,35:1, the lack of a CinemaScope logo or credit in titles and promotional material such as posters and the total lack of anamorphic compression artifacts in the print indicate that the film was shot in spherical 1,85:1 hard matte format. Widescreen DVDs of the film have also been presented in 1,85:1 aspect ratio.
- Charles Chaplin originally conceived the idea for this movie 30 years previously (and was titled "Stowaway"), as a starring vehicle for his then-wife Paulette Goddard.
- Norma Foster, Penelope Horner and Juliet Harmer were all considered for the role of The Young Society girl.
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