Modern times
(DVD) 

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Contributors
Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977, screenwriter,
De Haven, Carter, 1886-1977, director.
Totheroh, Roland H., 1890-1967, director of photography.
Morgan, Ira, 1889-1959, director of photography.
Goddard, Paulette, 1911-1990, actor.
Published
[New York, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2010].
Format
DVD
Edition
Full screen ver.
ISBN
9781604653526, 1604653523
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (87 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (36 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm). 
Status
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Published
[New York, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2010].
Edition
Full screen ver.
Language
English
ISBN
9781604653526, 1604653523
UPC
715515064811

Notes

General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1936.
General Note
Special features: Disc 1. Commentary by Chaplin biographer David Robinson; "Modern times: a closer look" visual essay by Chaplin historian Jeffrey Vance; "A bucket of water and a glass matte" visual and sound effects experts Craig Barron and Ben Burtt discuss techniques used in Modern times; "Silent traces: Modern times" visual essay by John Bengtson; "David Raksin and the score" interview with composer David Raksin; "Two bits" deleted scenes; Trailers. Disc 2. "All at sea" 8mm film of weekend voyage with Charlie Chaplin by Alistair Cooke; "Susan Cooke Kittredge" interview with Cooke's daughter; "The rink" Charlie Chaplin's eight film (1916); "For the first time" documentary film by Octavio Cortazar (1967); "Chaplin today: Modern times" documentary by Philippe Truffault (2003). Booklet: "Exit the Tramp" by Saul Austerlitz; "Chaplin sees the world" by Lisa Stein.
Creation/Production Credits
Music composed by Charlie Chaplin ; conducted by Alfred Newman ; arranged by Edward Powell, David Raksin ; recorded by Paul Neal, Frank Maher ; settings by Charles D. Hall, Russell Spencer.
Participants/Performers
Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman, Stanley Sandford, Chester Conklin, Hank Mann, Stanley Blystone, Allan Garcia, Dick Alexander, Cecil Reynolds, Myra McKinney, Murdoch McQuarrie, Wilfred Lucas, Ed le Saint, Fred Malatesta, Sam Stein, Juana Sutton, Ted Oliver.
Description
When his boss demands more speed and efficiency, Chaplin goes crazy from his repetitious assembly line job. Primarily a silent film with music and sound effects, but occasional voices emanate from radios and television screens.
System Details
DVD; region 1, NTSC ; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby digital mono.
Language
Silent film with English intertitles and musical score; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Subjects

LC Subjects
Comedy films.
Depressions -- 1929 -- Drama.
Drama.
Factories -- Employees -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Silent films.
Tramps -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
Working class -- Drama.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Chaplin, C., De Haven, C., Totheroh, R. H., Morgan, I., Goddard, P., Bergman, H., Sandford, S., Conklin, C., Mann, H., Blystone, S., Garcia, A., Alexander, R., Reynolds, C., McKinney, M., MacQuarrie, M., Lucas, W., LeSaint, E., Malatesta, F., Stein, S., Sutton, J., Oliver, T., Newman, A., Powell, E. B., Raksin, D., Neal, P., Maher, F., Hall, C., Spencer, J. R., Robinson, D., Vance, J., Barron, C., Burtt, B., Bengtson, J., Cooke, A., Kittredge, S. C., Cortázar, O., Truffault, P., Austerlitz, S., & Haven, L. S. (2010). Modern times (Full screen ver.). Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Charlie Chaplin et al.. 2010. Modern Times. Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Charlie Chaplin et al.. Modern Times Criterion Collection, 2010.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Chaplin, Charlie, et al. Modern Times Full screen ver., Criterion Collection, 2010.

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