Epic

1956

NR

Plot: The short life and quick death of Alexander the Great is recounted in this literate historical epic. Decked out in a blonde wig, Richard Burton stars as the Grecian warrior who conquered the known worl ...

Historical Film

1938

NR

Plot: Like many of Eisensteins best films, Alexander Nevsky was conceived as a morale-booster, aimed at stirring up Russian patriotism. It is set in the 13th century, but the villainous Teutoni ...

Epic

2004

NR

Plot: The fourth film to chronicle the life of fourth-century B.C. ruler Alexander the Great, Oliver Stones Alexander stars Colin Farrell as the titular Macedonian conqueror. The film follows t ...

Drama

1992

PG13

Plot: Partly based on Charlie Chaplins My Autobiography, this humorous and dramatic biopic features an all-star cast including Oscar nominee Robert Downey Jr., Dan Aykroyd, Anthony Hopkins, Kevin Kline, Dian ...

Plot: Charles Chaplins next-to-last Mutual Studios 2-reeler is as funny as his other 11 Mutual entries, though theres a stronger inner lining of poignancy. En route by boat from an unnamed country, immigrant ...

Plot: The Count, filmed during Charlie Chaplins 1916-17 Mutual period, is a rowdy throwback to his Keystone days. Chaplin plays the assistant to bombastic clothes-presser Eric Campbell. While d ...

Plot: Charlie Chaplins fourth film for Mutual is a tour de force solo performance, with Chaplin playing his classic drunk, returning home in the wee hours. The only other character in the film is the taxi dr ...

Drama

1982

Plot: Though he made allusions to his own life in all of his films, Fanny and Alexander was the first overtly autobiographical film by Ingmar Bergman. Taking his time throughout (188 minutes to ...

Film, TV & Radio

1969

NR

Plot: This documentary on the work of the silent screens greatest comedian features excerpts from a number of Charlie Chaplins earliest screen appearances restored from original nitrate prints for this relea ...

1999

NR

Plot: Charlie Chaplin began his new job at Essanay Studios, who lured him away from Keystone with an offer of $1250 a week plus a bonus of $10,000, with a parody film on his former employer. It features two ...

NR

Plot: The Tramp, Charlie Chaplins sixth film for Essanay, is generally considered his first masterpiece. It is the first of his films that blended pathos with comedy and contains subtle ...

NR

Plot: Shanghaied, Charlie Chaplins 11th film for Essanay was shot largely on board the SS Vaquero, which Chaplin had rented for the film. Chaplins cameraman, Harry Ensign, devised a pivot for t ...