The Circus

1928 film by Charlie Chaplin

The Circus is a 1928 silent romantic comedy film written, produced, and directed by Charlie Chaplin. The film stars Chaplin, Al Ernest Garcia, Merna Kennedy, Harry Crocker, George Davis and Henry Bergman. The ringmaster of an impoverished circus hires Chaplin's Little Tramp as a clown, but discovers that he can only be funny unintentionally.

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Directed by	Charlie Chaplin +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Produced by	Charlie Chaplin +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Written by	Charlie Chaplin +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
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Based on	based on +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Starring	Charlie Chaplin Al Ernest Garcia Merna Kennedy Henry Bergman +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Narrated by	narrated by +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Music by	Arthur Kay (1928 version) Charlie Chaplin (1967 version) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Cinematography	Roland Totheroh +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
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Animation by	animation by +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Layouts by	layouts by +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Backgrounds by	backgrounds by +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Color process	color process +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Production company	production company +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Distributed by	United Artists +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Release date	January 6, 1928 (1928-01-06) (New York) January 27, 1928 (1928-01-27) (Los Angeles) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Running time	70 minutes +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Country	United States +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Language	Silent film English intertitles +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Budget	budget
Box office	$3.8 million (worldwide rentals)

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Type	Feature	edit
Class	Slapstick · Romantic Adventure	edit
Theme	Circuses & Carnivals	edit
Tone	Humorous · Madcap · Whimsical · Stylized · Bittersweet	edit
Mood	mood

Cast

The Circus cast
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The Circus crew
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A Tramp: If you strike that girl, I'll quit! And what's more, I want what I'm worth.
The Circus Proprietor and Ring Master: I'll give you fifty dollars a week.
(the tramp shakes his head)
The Circus Proprietor and Ring Master: Sixty!
(the tramp mouths 'no')
The Circus Proprietor and Ring Master: I'll double it!
A Tramp: Nothing less than a hundred.
(the Circus Proprietor agrees and they shake on it)

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