Smile!

1h 9m
Documentary
3

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.

Cast

Vladislav Savchuk
Ermler in the frame
Evgeny Margolit
Ermler behind the scenes
Aleksandr Chaykovskiy
Ludwig van Beethoven on earth and in heaven
Anna Gusarova
Enthusiastic Announcer
Sergey Fisher
Masters of Life
Mikhail Bernatsky
Redhead Clown
Ilya Stapran
White Clown
Fridrikh Ermler
Archive footage
Charlie Chaplin
Archive footage

Crew

Marianna Kireeva
Director, Writer
Yuri Kotov
Editor
Anton Dorushenkov
Director of Photography
Sergei Bragin
Producer
Sitora Aliyeva
Producer
Ulyana Savelyeva
Producer
Irina Sennikova
Producer
Galina Siver
Sound Director
Aleksandr Chaykovskiy
Original Music Composer
Evgeny Margolit
Scientific Consultant

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