Modern Times

1936

Sight and Sound 2022: Critics' Poll — No. 78Sight and Sound 2022: Directors' Poll — No. 72

Director:

Charlie Chaplin

Studio:

Charles Chaplin Productions

Starring:

Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman, Tiny Sandford, Chester Conklin

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Driven to a breakdown by the relentless pace of a factory assembly line, the Tramp is caught up in the turmoil of the Great Depression, mistakenly jailed as a communist agitator and released into unemployment. He teams up with a spirited orphan girl and the pair try to make a home for themselves.