The circus [DVD video]

A tramp reluctantly takes a job at a middling circus and falls for a trick riding woman, who just happens to be the daughter of the overbearing circus owner. In the last film he made during the silent era, Charlie Chaplin shines as director, composer, and star. A gag-packed comedy full of audacious set pieces, it showcases silent cinema's most popular entertainer and ranks among Chaplin's finest.

General Note:

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1928, rereleased in 1969 with new original score.

Aspect ratio 1.33:1.

Special features: New 4K digital restoration of Charlie Chaplin's 1969 rerelease version of film, featuring an original score by Chaplin, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack; 2019 audio commentary featuring Chaplin biographer Jeffrey Vance; Interview with Chaplin from 1969; New interview with Chaplin's son Eugene Chaplin; In the Service of the Story, a new program on the film's visual effects and production design by film scholar Craig Barron; Chaplin Today: "The Circus," a 2003 documentary on the film featuring filmmaker Emir Kusturica; Excerpted audio interview from 1998 with Chaplin musical associate Eric James; Unused café sequence with new score by composer Timothy Brock, and related outtakes with narration by comedy choreographer Dan Kamin; Newly discovered outtakes featuring the Tramp and the circus rider; Excerpts from the original recording session for the film's opening song "Swing Little Girl"; Footage of the film's 1928 Hollywood premiere; Rerelease trailers.

Performers:

Charlie Chaplin, Merna Kennedy, Al Ernest Garcia (as Allan Garcia), Harry Crocker, George Davis, Henry Bergman, Stanley J. Sanford, John Rand, Steve Murphy.

Technical Details:

DVD; NTSC, region 1; 4:3 presentation; Dolby digital monaural.

Subject Term:

Tramps -- Drama.

Clowns -- Drama.

Circus -- Drama.

Man-woman relationships -- Drama.

Genre:

Slapstick comedy films.

Silent films.

Fiction films.

Feature films.