Product Details

• Actors: Alan Oppenheimer, Walter Matthau, Laurence Olivier, Charles Chaplin, Jack Lemmon
• Directors: Richard Patterson
• Format: Black & White, Color, NTSC
• Rated: G (General Audience)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Mpi Home Video
• VHS Release Date: October 25, 1994
• Run Time: 70 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302105870
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #344,245 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Recommended for Both New and Old Charlie Chaplin Fans, October 24, 2010

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Ruby Mae "angelcatsmom" - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Gentleman Tramp (DVD)

This is the documentary that started my love affair with Charlie Chaplin and silent film. I was curious about the real Charles Chaplin after seeing "Chaplin" with Robert Downey Jr. in the mid-1990s, so when I saw the VHS version of The Gentleman Tramp I decided to give it a look. Not only is it a fantastic introduction to Charlie's films, but it is full of wonderful stills and film clips of Chaplin and his family. Another bonus is that the score is made up entirely of Chaplin's compositions. It is narrated by Walter Mattau, with readings by Jack Lemmon and Sir Laurence Olivier.

The DVD includes 2 versions of the documentary (one theatrical, one shortened for television) and a booklet that were not on the VHS I had. I am so glad that this wonderful record of Charlie's life is now on DVD so that more people can fall under the spell of The Little (Gentleman) Tramp!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All you need to know..., September 22, 2010

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Stephen D. Kutos "der fritz mann" (Kwaidan, Mexico) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Gentleman Tramp (DVD)

is that this film is essential viewing for anyone who loves film, not just Chaplin. True, it is the greatest portrait of Chaplin as an artist, and for that reason alone the film is priceless, but for anyone who is a lover of cinema, this is a film whose every frame is saturated with love for not only it's subject, but for the craft of film itself. It is also essentail viewing for any fan of documentary and anyone who is interested in learning how to properly do justice to a subject in film. The film makers were of course lucky to have such a fascinating person to document, but the craft of the film is impeccable. The cinematography by Nestor Almendros, legendary DP for "Days of Heaven", is gorgeous but never slick. Richard Patterson's editing is so technicaly assured and artisticaly informed that the film flows with the ease and grace of a piece of music from the High Romantic period, think Mahler's Eighth Symphony. The narration, a chore shared by Walter Matthau, Jack Lemon and Laurence Olivier, is pitch perfect. And the use of Chaplin's own written music as the basis for the musical score for the film is a stroke of genius. Do not pass up the chance to see this film, you will love it.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A complete and well done summation of Chaplin, May 24, 1999

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This review is from: Gentleman Tramp: Charlie Chaplin [VHS] (VHS Tape)

It was an enjoyable, imformative piece. Very well put together. I recommend it to all silent movie buffs or those who like Charlie Chaplin. It shows some of his funnist clips.