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Incredible restoration of some of the greatest films ever made

Reviewed in Australia on 13 January 2021

The films of Charles Spencer Chaplin should need no introduction but strangely seem to have fallen out of fashion. Whilst silent film is no longer mainstream, there remain a number of classics that are worthy of rediscovery by every generation. With Chaplin's work chief amongst them.

This timeless collection includes 10 of Chaplin's feature films (The Kid, A Woman of Paris, The Circus, City Lights, Modern Times, The Great Dictator, Monsieur Verdoux, Limelight, A King In New York, with a bonus of The Chaplin Revue which is a 1959 release of 3 shorts - A Dog's Life, Shoulder Arms and The Pilgrim). Note that the version of The Gold Rush included is the 1942 re-edited version, commonly viewed as inferior to the 1925 release. All the films have been restored impeccably on blu-ray and are free of blemish. The definition in some of the shots is incredible.

Whether you're a Chaplin fanatic, or want to see his films for the first time, this collection is a must.

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Linton Samuel Dawson

Items in good order and deliverd as decribed and on time

Reviewed in Australia on 8 September 2018

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TheLeaderInMar

17Hrs Movies+ 14 Hrs Extras;See pics

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 August 2017

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Great collection Great HD "restoration" !
Total running time: 17Hrs+43min Movies+ 14Hrs+17min Extras. Here are the details:

- The Kid (The movie) 53 minutes + (Extras) 86 minutes.
- A woman of Paris (The movie) 1 hour and 21 minutes + (Extras) 108 minutes.
- The Gold rush Times (The movie) 1 hour and 12 minutes + (Extras) 93 minutes.
- The circus (The movie) 1 hour and 12 minutes + (Extras) 85 minutes.
- City lights (The movie) 1 hour and 27 minutes + (Extras) 74 minutes.
- Modern Times (The movie) 1 hour and 27 minutes + (Extras) 87 minutes.
- The Great dictator (The movie) 2 hours and 5 minutes + (Extras) 65 minutes.
- Monsieur Verdoux (The movie) 2 hours and 4 minutes + (Extras) 43 minutes.
- Limelight (The movie) 2 hours and 17 minutes + (Extras) 77 minutes.
- A king in New York (The movie) 1 hour and 49 minutes + (Extras) 71 minutes.
- The Chaplin Revue (The movie) 1 hour and 56 minutes + (Extras) 68 minutes.

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Joey S

Not the original cut of The Gold Rush!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 March 2021

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Whilst the set is for the most part amazing, I was very irritated to learn that the disc for The Gold Rush only has the edited version that includes narration and is significantly shorter. Whilst this would be great as an option, I wanted to watch the original cut of the film! Big disappointment in an otherwise great set.

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The Frozen Man

Remarkable

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 October 2017

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Incredible quality and value for money for this box set. It's hard to believe that some of these movies are over 90 years old. It may be a generation thing but Charlie Chaplin is the Godfather of all comedy. His story-telling and comic timing are a joy to watch and it's shame on all the television broadcasters that these films are almost entirely ignored. This box set is the best collection to start a Charlie Chaplin collection. It's hard to pick a favourite but City Lights is probably the best film followed closely by Modern Times, The Gold Rush and The Kid. The quality is quite remarkable for such old material. Well done Curzon Artificial Eye.

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Pam

Chaplin, still wonderful

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 September 2018

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Great value boxed set. 10 films plus The Chaplin Revue and 3 shorts. Not counting hours of extras.
I would have paid the price just for the closing scene of City Lights. Highly recommended.

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Laura

Loved them

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 November 2017

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Can't believe it has taken me 29 years before watching a Charlie Chaplin film. Watched a documentary about him and thought I would try some of his films. They are brilliant. I was surprised how much I like the silent ones, such classics!

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Pincho Paxton

Good films!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 March 2021

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Good films! They have some meaning to them about solving problems in life.

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Allmusichasvalue

Good extras.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 July 2021

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Not watched all but extras seem very intetesting.

Zoony Lazoon

Excellent restored Blu-ray films

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 November 2017

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The restorations are superb. Gives you a real chance to decide for yourself if Chaplin is genius or sentimentalist.

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