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{{Infobox Movie|{{PAGENAME}} | {{Infobox Movie|{{PAGENAME}} | ||
|name = Chaplin | |name = ''Chaplin'' | ||
|picture = chaplin1992.jpg | |picture = chaplin1992.jpg | ||
|caption = ''Cinema poster'' | |caption = ''Cinema poster'' | ||
|country = [[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States< | |country = [[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States<br>[[Image:UKD.jpg|25px]] United Kingdom<br>[[Image:FRA.jpg|25px]] France<br>[[Image:ITA.jpg|25px]] Italy | ||
|director = [[Richard Attenborough]] | |director = [[Richard Attenborough]] | ||
|date= December 18, 1992 | |date= December 18, 1992 | ||
|language = English | |language = English | ||
|distributor=TriStar Pictures | |distributor=TriStar Pictures | ||
|character1=[[Charlie Chaplin|Charles Spencer Chaplin]] | |character1=[[Charlie Chaplin|Charles Spencer Chaplin]] | ||
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|actor10=[[Norbert Weisser]] | |actor10=[[Norbert Weisser]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Chaplin''''' is a 1992 British-American-French-Italian biographical film directed by [[Richard Attenborough]]. The script is based on the book ''Chaplin: His Life and Art'' by David Robinson and Charles Chaplin's 1964 autobiography. William Goldman (''[[Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid]], [[Marathon Man]], [[All the President's Men]], [[Misery]]'') wrote the adaptation. The main role was played by [[Robert Downey Jr.]]. In the Vaudeville theaters of England, the young Charles Chaplin earned his first laurels as a comedian. When his childhood sweetheart fails, he goes to Hollywood, where he hopes to gain a foothold in the burgeoning film industry. In fact, he hurries from triumph to triumph, but the envious people do not sleep. | '''''Chaplin''''' is a 1992 British-American-French-Italian biographical film directed by [[Richard Attenborough]]. The script is based on the book ''Chaplin: His Life and Art'' by David Robinson and Charles Chaplin's 1964 autobiography. William Goldman (''[[Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid]], [[Marathon Man]], [[All the President's Men]], [[Misery]]'') wrote the adaptation. The main role was played by [[Robert Downey Jr.]]. In the Vaudeville theaters of England, the young Charles Chaplin earned his first laurels as a comedian. When his childhood sweetheart fails, he goes to Hollywood, where he hopes to gain a foothold in the burgeoning film industry. In fact, he hurries from triumph to triumph, but the envious people do not sleep. | ||
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==Beaumont-Vitali M1871/88== | ==Beaumont-Vitali M1871/88== | ||
German soldiers on the set of ''[[Shoulder Arms]]'' use Dutch [[Beaumont-Vitali Rifle|Beaumont-Vitali M1871/88]] rifles. These rifles are historically incorrect for German soldiers in World War One but amazingly | German soldiers on the set of ''[[Shoulder Arms]]'' use Dutch [[Beaumont-Vitali Rifle|Beaumont-Vitali M1871/88]] rifles. These rifles are historically incorrect for German soldiers in World War One but amazingly accurate for this movie. | ||
[[File:Beaumont-Vitali.jpg|thumb|none|450px| | [[File:Beaumont-Vitali.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Beaumont-Vitali M1871/88 - 11.3x50mmR]] | ||
[[File:chaplin_beau-vital1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Retreating soldiers working the bolt-handles of their rifles.]] | [[File:chaplin_beau-vital1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Retreating soldiers working the bolt-handles of their rifles.]] | ||
[[File:chaplin_beau-vital2.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[File:chaplin_beau-vital2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A detailed view of a Beaumont-Vitali M1871/88.]] | ||
[[File:chaplin_beau-vital3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chaplin encounters a German soldier during the famous tree scene.]] | [[File:chaplin_beau-vital3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chaplin encounters a German soldier during the famous tree scene.]] | ||
==Springfield M1903 | ==Springfield M1903== | ||
Some American soldiers are seen with [[M1903 Springfield | Some American soldiers are seen with [[M1903 Springfield]] rifles which is correct for WW1 but incorrect for the movie in which they were armed with [[Krag-Jørgensen|Krag-Jørgensen M1896]] rifles. | ||
[[File:M1903Mark1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Springfield M1903 Mk 1 - .30-06]] | [[File:M1903Mark1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Springfield M1903 Mk 1 - .30-06 Springfield]] | ||
[[File:chaplin_spring1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Doughboy charges with his Springfield.]] | [[File:chaplin_spring1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Doughboy charges with his Springfield.]] | ||
[[File:chaplin_spring2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another soldier advancing with his rifle.]] | [[File:chaplin_spring2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another soldier advancing with his rifle.]] | ||
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==Double Barreled Shotgun== | ==Double Barreled Shotgun== | ||
An actor on the set of ''[[Gold Rush | An actor on the set of ''[[The Gold Rush]]'' is seen with a [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun]]. | ||
[[ | [[File:CharlesParker1878Shotgun.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Charles Parker 1878 Side by Side Shotgun - 12 Gauge]] | ||
[[File:chaplin_shot1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The actor enters the hut on the right.]] | [[File:chaplin_shot1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The actor enters the hut on the right.]] | ||
[[File:chaplin_shot2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Also on the right, a closer view of the barrel.]] | [[File:chaplin_shot2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Also on the right, a closer view of the barrel.]] | ||
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Chaplin is a 1992 British-American-French-Italian biographical film directed by Richard Attenborough. The script is based on the book Chaplin: His Life and Art by David Robinson and Charles Chaplin's 1964 autobiography. William Goldman (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Marathon Man, All the President's Men, Misery) wrote the adaptation. The main role was played by Robert Downey Jr.. In the Vaudeville theaters of England, the young Charles Chaplin earned his first laurels as a comedian. When his childhood sweetheart fails, he goes to Hollywood, where he hopes to gain a foothold in the burgeoning film industry. In fact, he hurries from triumph to triumph, but the envious people do not sleep.
The following weapons were used in the film Chaplin:
Rifles
Beaumont-Vitali M1871/88
German soldiers on the set of Shoulder Arms use Dutch Beaumont-Vitali M1871/88 rifles. These rifles are historically incorrect for German soldiers in World War One but amazingly accurate for this movie.
Springfield M1903
Some American soldiers are seen with M1903 Springfield rifles which is correct for WW1 but incorrect for the movie in which they were armed with Krag-Jørgensen M1896 rifles.
Shotguns
Double Barreled Shotgun
An actor on the set of The Gold Rush is seen with a 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun.
