The King of Comedians!
A recently-deposed "Estrovian" monarch seeks shelter in New York City, where he becomes an accidental television celebrity. Later, he's wrongly accused of being a Communist and gets caught up in subsequent HUAC hearings.
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Classical in form, cool, spare and ironic.
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- sparerichly built
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
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Cast
- Charlie ChaplinKing Shahdov
- Maxine AudleyQueen Irene
- Jerry DesmondePrime Minister Voudel
- Oliver JohnstonAmbassador Jaume
- Dawn AddamsAnn Kay - TV Specialist
- Sidney JamesJohnson - TV Advertiser
- Joan IngramMona Cromwell - Hostess
- Michael ChaplinRupert Macabee
- John McLarenMacabee Senior
- Phil BrownHeadmaster
Crew
- Charlie ChaplinDirector
- Charlie ChaplinWriter
- Georges PérinalDirector of Photography
- Charlie ChaplinOriginal Music Composer
- John Seabourne Sr.Editor
- Charlie ChaplinProducer
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