Birth of the Tramp Backdrop Blur
Birth of the Tramp Poster

Birth of the Tramp

A look back at Charlie Chaplin's early life and career, from his rough childhood and music hall success in England to his early Hollywood days and the development of his enormously popular character, the Little Tramp, also called Charlot.

Top Cast

  • Peter Hudson

    Peter Hudson

    Self - Narrator (voice)

  • Kate Guyonvarch

    Kate Guyonvarch

    Self - RE/AC Director

  • David Robinson

    David Robinson

    Self - Chaplin's Biographer

  • Kevin Brownlow

    Kevin Brownlow

    Self - Film Historian

  • Antoine Lange

    Antoine Lange

    The Child

  • Charlie Chaplin

    Charlie Chaplin

    Self (archive footage)

  • Edna Purviance

    Edna Purviance

    Self (archive footage)

  • John R. Freuler

    John R. Freuler

    Self (archive footage)

  • Syd Chaplin

    Syd Chaplin

    Self (archive footage)

Overview

A look back at Charlie Chaplin's early life and career, from his rough childhood and music hall success in England to his early Hollywood days and the development of his enormously popular character, the Little Tramp, also called Charlot.

Rating

7.1 / 10
17 Reviews
0 Popular

Recommendations

Val

For over 40 years Val Kilmer, one of Hollywood’s most mercurial and/or misunderstood actors has been documenting his own life and craft through film and video. He has amassed thousands of hours of footage, from 16mm home movies made with his brothers, to time spent in iconic roles for blockbuster movies like Top Gun, The Doors, Tombstone, and Batman Forever. This raw, wildly original and unflinching documentary reveals a life lived to extremes and a heart-filled, sometimes hilarious look at what it means to be an artist and a complex man.

Val

7.2 2021