The Circus is the best-selling chaplin film released in 1928. The film is written, directed and starred by Charlie Chaplin. Other cast members include Al Ernest Garcia, Merna Kennedy, Harry Crocker, George Davis and Henry Bergman. In the story, the head of the circus ring in a poor state of renting Trample Little Chaplin as a clown.
Who does not know Chaplin? To this day Chaplin's icon is still known for featuring modern-day cartoons.Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin, is a British commercial actor, as well as a filmmaker and composer famous in the era of silent films.Chaplin became an icon in worldwide because it is considered one of the most important figures in the history of the film industry. Film career has been lived for more than 75 years, since childhood in the Victorian era until before his death in 1977.The Circus (1928) Chaplin Movie Tops
Chaplin lived in London, his family suffered poverty and hardship, his father was gone and his mother struggled for a living. The chaplin first appeared at an early age traveling around the music hall and working as a comedian stage actor. And at the age of 19, through Fred Karno, Chaplin entered the industry movie in 1914. From here he developed the Tramp persona and gained many fans. Chaplin became the most famous figure in the world in 1918.
The production of this silent film was the most difficult experience in the history of Charlie Chaplin's career. In the making of this film experienced several problems and delays, including studio fire, and the death of Chaplin's mother. Not only that, the filming also involved a bitter divorce between Chaplin from his second wife , Lita Gray. Following the claim of Internal Revenue Service on reverse tax returning Chaplin, the court adjourned the launch of the film for release a year later. In the end the filming was halted for eight months.
Circus is considered one of the best-selling and best-selling silver films ranked 7th in film history. The 'The Circus' film has earned over USD3.8 million in 1928, and has continued to be highly praised over the years.
The filming began on 11 January 1926 and was largely completed in November. In the first month of filming, it was found that the negative films had been scratched. This made the restoration work to adjust negatively. The great fires also took place at Chaplin's film studio in September , thus delaying production for a month.