The silent films that inspired Charlie Chaplin’s storytelling
An overlooked legend.
Charlie Chaplin
Bill Murray names the greatest comedy actors of all time: “It’s ungodly”
The cream of the comedy crop.
The only actors Johnny Depp called gods of cinema: “The guys I always adored”
He worships at their feet.
The director Marlon Brando felt personally insulted by: “That’s why he wanted to leave”
A strained working relationship.
The movie Marlon Brando regretted making: “A fearsomely cruel man”
He especially hated its director.
The simple scene that took Charlie Chaplin 342 takes to capture
“This was extraordinary even by his standards”.
The Robert Downey Jr role almost played by Johnny Depp
Downey was far from the studio’s top choice to play a silent film legend…