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Chaplin's Goliath

  • 1996
  • 54m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
160
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Chaplin's Goliath (1996)
BiographyDocumentary

A film about Eric Campbell, the tall Scottish actor who was most famous for playing the quintessential villain for Charles Chaplin's Tramp character.A film about Eric Campbell, the tall Scottish actor who was most famous for playing the quintessential villain for Charles Chaplin's Tramp character.A film about Eric Campbell, the tall Scottish actor who was most famous for playing the quintessential villain for Charles Chaplin's Tramp character.

  • Director
    • Kevin Macdonald
  • Writer
    • Kevin Macdonald
  • Stars
    • Bill Paterson
    • Brenda Bull
    • Peter Menzies
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    160
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kevin Macdonald
    • Writer
      • Kevin Macdonald
    • Stars
      • Bill Paterson
      • Brenda Bull
      • Peter Menzies
    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Top Cast20

    Bill Paterson
    Bill Paterson
    • Self - Narrator
    • (voice)
    Brenda Bull
    • Self - Eric Campbell's Granddaughter
    Peter Menzies
    • Self
    Jimmy Logan
    • Self - Music Hall Performer
    David Robinson
    • Self - Charlie Chaplin's Biographer
    Sam Gill
    Sam Gill
    • Self - Film Historian
    David Totheroh
    • Self - Grandson of Chaplin's Cameraman
    Bonnie McCourt
    • Self - Chaplin Enthusiast
    Jim Poole
    • Self
    Charlotte Logan
    • Self
    Albert Austin
    Albert Austin
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Henry Bergman
    Henry Bergman
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Eric Campbell
    Eric Campbell
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Charles Chaplin
    Charles Chaplin
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Syd Chaplin
    Syd Chaplin
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Oliver Hardy
    Oliver Hardy
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Fred Karno
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Edna Purviance
    Edna Purviance
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • Director
      • Kevin Macdonald
    • Writer
      • Kevin Macdonald
    • All cast & crew
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    Did you know

    • Goofs
      A spokesperson for Angelus Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles, where Eric Campbell is buried, is seen stating that among other notable people laid to rest at the same cemetery are actress Hattie McDaniel and author Ray Bradbury. Although McDaniel, who died in 1952, is indeed buried there, Bradbury was very much alive when this documentary was made in 1996. Following his death in 2012, Bradbury was buried in Westwood Memorial Cemetery, also in Los Angeles.
    • Connections
      Features Little Tich and His Funny Feet (1900)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • 1996 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Chaplin's Goliath: In Search of Scotland's Forgotten Star
    • Filming locations
      • Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
    • Production companies
      • Figment Films
      • Scottish Arts Council Lottery Fund
      • Scottish Television Enterprises
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 54m
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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