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Where was Chaplin filmed?

1992 film, directed by Richard Attenborough.

  • Switzerland

The story is set in London, about 498 miles (801 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
London; Los Angeles; Switzerland
Filmed in
Switzerland
Distance
About 498 miles (801 km) between London and the nearest filming location.
Distance
About 5,937 miles (9,555 km) between Los Angeles and the nearest filming location.

About Chaplin

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Released
1992
Director
Richard Attenborough
Cast
Robert Downey Jr.Geraldine ChaplinMoira KellyDan AykroydPenelope Ann MillerKevin KlinePaul RhysMilla JovovichDiane LaneMarisa Tomei
Genre
BiographicalComedy DramaDramaTragicomedy
Based on
Chaplin: His Life and Art, My Autobiography

The story

In 1894, after his mother Hannah loses her voice onstage, five-year-old Charlie takes her place.

He soon proposes to his girlfriend, dancer Hetty Kelly.

In 1917, he completes work on his film The Immigrant and starts a two-year relationship with actress Edna Purviance.

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