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The gold rush [videorecording] / Janus Films ; MK2 ; written and directed by Charles Chaplin ; narrative written and spoken by Charles Chaplin.

Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977 (Screenwriter, Director, Actor, Composer). Terr, Max, 1890-1951 (Musical director). Totheroh, Roland H., 1890-1967 (Cinematographer). McGhan, Harold E. (Film editor). Swain, Mack, 1876-1935 (Actor). Murray, Tom, 1874-1935 (Actor). Bergman, Henry, 1870-1946 (Actor). Waite, Malcolm, 1892-1949 (Actor). Hale, Georgia, 1905-1985 (Actor). Sante, Luc. (Author). Agee, James, 1909-1955 (Author). Vance, Jeffrey, 1970- (Narrator). Criterion Collection (Firm) (Added Author). Janus Films. (Added Author). MK2 Productions. (Added Author). United Artists (Firm) (Added Author). Charles Chaplin, Mack Swain, Tom Murray, Henry Bergman, Malcolm Waite, Georgia Hale. (Cast).

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Berklee College of Music.

Current holds

0 current holds with 2 total copies.

Location Call Number / Copy Notes Part Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Library Reserve Desk DVD 6076-6077 Disc 1 37684001082618 Learning Center Reserve Closet Not holdable Available -
Library Reserve Desk DVD 6076-6077 Disc 2 37684001082619 Learning Center Reserve Closet Not holdable Available -

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781604655896
  • ISBN: 1604655895
  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (160 min.) : sd., b&w. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (24 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)
  • Edition: DVD ed.
  • Publisher: [United States] : Criterion Collection : c2012

Content descriptions

General Note:
Faculty reserve.
Material for LHIS-223 (Miller).
Includes the 1925 silent and the 1942 sound rerelease of The gold rush.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1925; re-edited and released with sound in 1942.
Booklet includes essay by critic Luc Sante and James Agee's review of the 1942 rerelease.
Special features include: Disc 1. Audio commentary for the 1925 version by Chaplin biographer Jeffrey Vance -- Disc 2. Presenting "The gold rush" ; A time of innovation : visual effects in "The gold rush" ; Music by Charles Chaplin ; Chaplin today : "The gold rush" (2002) ; four trailers.
Formatted Contents Note:
Disc 1. Gold rush (1925) -- Gold rush (1942) / Janus Films ; mk2 Diffusion ; written and directed by Charles Chaplin ; United Artists ; narrative written and spoken by Charles Chaplin -- Disc 2. Special features.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Music, Charles Chaplin ; musical direction, Max Terr ; photography, Rollie Totheroh ; film editor, Harold McGhan.
Participant or Performer Note:
Charles Chaplin, Mack Swain, Tom Murray, Henry Bergman, Malcolm Waite, Georgia Hale.
Summary, etc.:
Classic Chaplin (the Little Tramp) prospects for gold, gets involved with a dance hall girl, and deals with a burly competitor during the Yukon gold rush
System Details Note:
DVD format ; full screen, 1.33:1 ; Dolby Digital surround ; high-definition digital restoration ; NTSC, region 1.
Language Note:
In English with SDH subtitles.
Awards Note:
National Film Registry selection, 1992.

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