
Plot
An aged Charlie Chaplin narrates his life to his autobiography's editor, including his rise to wealth and comedic fame from poverty, his turbulent personal life and his run-ins with the FBI.
Trailer
Cast

Robert Downey Jr.
Charles Spencer Chaplin

Geraldine Chaplin
Hannah Chaplin

Paul Rhys
Sydney Chaplin

John Thaw
Fred Karno

Moira Kelly
Hetty Kelly / Oona O'Neill

Anthony Hopkins
George Hayden

Dan Aykroyd
Mack Sennett

Marisa Tomei
Mabel Normand

Penelope Ann Miller
Edna Purviance

Kevin Kline
Douglas Fairbanks

Maria Pitillo
Mary Pickford

Milla Jovovich
Mildred Harris

Kevin Dunn
J. Edgar Hoover

Deborah Moore
Lita Grey

Diane Lane
Paulette Goddard

Nancy Travis
Joan Barry

James Woods
Joseph Scott

Hugh Downer
Charlie Age 5

Nicholas Gatt
Sydney Age 9

Bill Paterson
Stage Manager

Anthony Bowles
Conductor

Bryan Coleman
Drunk

Howard Lew Lewis
Workhouse Official

P.H. Moriarty
Workhouse Official

Brian Lipson
Warder

Alan Ford
Warder

Thomas Bradford
Charlie Age 14

Liz Porter
Matchgirl

Ultan Ely-O'Carroll
Rummy Binks

Marcus Eyre
Policeman

Anwar Adaoui
Lambeth Kid

Ben Bilson
Lambeth Kid

Matthew Cartwright
Lambeth Kid

Ian Covington
Lambeth Kid

Adam Goodwin
Lambeth Kid

Milly Gregory
Lambeth Kid

Sam Holland
Lambeth Kid

Josh Maguire
Lambeth Kid

Daniel Sherman
Lambeth Kid

Luke Strain
Lambeth Kid

Frankie Sullivan
Lambeth Kid

Karen Salt
Little Girl

Gerald Sim
Doctor

Una Brandon-Jones
Inmate

Audrey Leybourne
Inmate

Graham Sinclair
Master of Ceremonies

Karen Lewis
Yankee Doodle Dancer

Andrée Bernard
Yankee Doodle Dancer

Carole Jahme
Yankee Doodle Dancer

Jacqueline Leonard
Yankee Doodle Dancer

Claire Perriam
Yankee Doodle Dancer

Theresa Petts
Yankee Doodle Dancer

David Gant
London Maitre d'

Mary Healey
Mrs. Karno

Malcolm Terris
Stallholder

Phil Brown
Projectionist

Matthew Cottle
Stan Laurel

Ena Baga
Pianist

David Duchovny
Rollie Totheroh

Mario Govoni
Swiss Butler

David Mooney
Wedding Photographer

C.J. Golden
Bride's Mother

Raymond Lynch
Bride's Father

Peter Georges
Groom

Mike Randleman
Groom's Mother

Mike Peluso
Groom's Father

Caroline Cornell
Wedding Guest

Ann Fairlie
Wedding Guest

Paul Hayes
Wedding Guest

Dennis Vero
Wedding Guest

Francesca Buller
Minnie Chaplin

Nick Corello
Masseur

Richard Fast
Bronco Billy Anderson

Brad Blumenthal
Party Photographer

Yoshio Be
Chauffeur

Peter Crook
Frank Hooper

David Totheroh
Cameraman

Jack Totheroh
Cameraman

Jack Ritschel
William Randolph Hearst

Heather McNair
Marion Davies

Laura Bastianelli
Dinner Guest

Joy Claussen
Dinner Guest

Paul Bruno Grenier
Dinner Guest

Marykate Harris
Dinner Guest

Charles Howerton
Dinner Guest

Jason Logan
Dinner Guest

Renata Scott
Dinner Guest

Michael Villani
Dinner Guest

Jerry Jensen
Hotel Porter

Larry Randolph
Waiter

Alan Charof
Federal Marshal

Dana Craig
Federal Marshal

Kennedy Grant
Federal Marshal

Ken Magee
Federal Marshal

Benjamin Whitrow
Station Master

Edward Crangle
Young Autograph Hunter

Stuart Richman
Barman

Mark Vegh
Barman

Caroline Guthrie
Courting Couple

Lawrence Lambert
Courting Couple

Robert Stephens
Ted the Drunk

Tim Chaplin
Working Man

Nick Edmett
Working Man

David Finch
Working Man

Mark Long
Working Man

Tommy Wright
Working Man

Leonard Kirby
Young Fan

Sean O'Bryan
Lewis Seeley

Donald Elson
Prop Man

Donnie Kehr
Sound Engineer

Sky Rumph
Charles Chaplin jr. Age 7

Bradley Pierce
Sydney Chaplin jr. Age 8

Richard James
Pianist

William Dennis Hunt
US Maitre D'

Michael Blevins
David Raksin

Norbert Weisser
German Diplomat

Vicki Frederick
Party Guest

Gene Wolande
Party Guest

Michael Adler
Party Guest

Iris Bath
Party Guest

Thomas Belgrey
Party Guest

Tom Preston
Party Guest

Mary Stark
Party Guest

Annie Waterman
Party Guest

Noah Lee Margetts
Clapper Boy

Rhett Smith
Tennis Party Guest

John Standing
Butler

Michael A. Goorjian
Charles Chaplin Jr

Michael Cade
Sydney Chaplin Jr

Todd Mason Covert
Reporter

Phil Forman
Reporter

Charley J. Garrett
Reporter

Jerry Giles
Reporter

Howard Hughes
Reporter

Jayson Kane
Reporter

Michael Miller
Reporter

John Otrin
Reporter

J. Michael Patterson
Reporter

Paul Sinclair
Reporter

Terrence Stone
Reporter

Ralph Votrian
Reporter

Emma Lewis
Production Assistant