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Smile!

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.

Top Cast

  • Vladislav Savchuk

    Vladislav Savchuk

    Ermler in the frame

  • Evgeny Margolit

    Evgeny Margolit

    Ermler behind the scenes

  • Aleksandr Chaykovskiy

    Aleksandr Chaykovskiy

    Ludwig van Beethoven on earth and in heaven

  • Anna Gusarova

    Anna Gusarova

    Enthusiastic Announcer

  • Sergey Fisher

    Sergey Fisher

    Masters of Life

  • Mikhail Bernatsky

    Mikhail Bernatsky

    Redhead Clown

  • Ilya Stapran

    Ilya Stapran

    White Clown

  • Fridrikh Ermler

    Fridrikh Ermler

    Archive footage

  • Charlie Chaplin

    Charlie Chaplin

    Archive footage

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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