Smile!
Overview
A docudrama presenting the events which explain how and why Charles Spencer Chaplin made alterations to his original ending of the famous movie “Modern Times” following his encounter with the Soviet director Fridrikh Ermler.
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Cast
Vladislav Savchuk
Ermler in the frame
Evgeny Margolit
Ermler behind the scenes
Aleksandr Chaykovskiy
Ludwig van Beethoven on earth and in heaven
Anna Gusarova
Enthusiastic Announcer
Sergey Fisher
Masters of Life
Mikhail Bernatskiy
Redhead Clown
Ilya Stapran
White Clown
Fridrikh Ermler
Archive footage
Charlie Chaplin
Archive footage
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