Chaplin: Genius of the Cinema

by Jeffrey Vance and Richard Meryman

Book Overview

Charlie Chaplin was the first international cinema star and one of the greatest comic geniuses the world has known. Drawing on research and interviews with those who knew Chaplin, Jeffrey Vance presents an illustrated account which captures Chaplin's fascinating life as well as his creative process. Vance describes in detail the atmosphere on Chaplin's film sets and his relationships with the cast and crew, his first attempts at comedy sequences that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810945320
• ISBN13: 9780810945326
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 5.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 9.3" x 12.1"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary