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Circus (The) (1928)
The Tramp finds work and the girl of his dreams at a circus.Director: Charles Chaplin
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by film historian David Shepherd with unused film score
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Extras:1969 reissued title and credits with Chaplin singing 'Swing Little Girl'
Film footage with Chaplin, Kennedy and Crocker at a cafe (with David Shepard commentary)
Set sketches by Charles D. Hall
Daily Production Reports
Original Pressbook Materials -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Music Dolby Digital 2.0 dual mono
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Case type:Snapper Case
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Extras:
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Subtitles:Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Music Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
DISC TWO
2003 David Robinson Introduction (5:09)
"Chaplin Today: The Circus" 2003 documentary (26:30)
Deleted Sequence (9:47)
October 7-13, 1926 (Outtakes) (26:28)
3 Mountbatten home movies:
- At Charlie Chaplin’s studio (1:22)
- Douglas Fairbanks (1:44)
- The Sacrifice (3:21)
Documents:
- 1928 reportage The Hollywood premiere (6:24)
- Camera A, camera B (1:16)
- 3-D test footage by Roland Totheroh (2:27)
- 1923 film excerpts Circus Days with Jackie Coogan (12:28)
8 Photo Galleries:
- The Circus (5:28)
- The rope (1:56)
- Deleted sequence (0:32)
- Sketches (0:32)
- Sets (1:20)
- After the fire (0:20)
- Merna Kennedy (1:04)
- Miscellaneous (0:56)
Film posters (12 Stills)
2 Trailers (5:20)
The Chaplin collection (10:43) -
Subtitles:Chinese, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish and Thai
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Music Dolby Digital 5.1
Music Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Silent film with English intertitles.
PAL to NTSC transfer. -
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Extras:"Chaplin Today: The Circus" 2003 documentary (26:31)
2003 David Robinson Introduction (5:09)
Deleted Sequence (9:48)
"Chaplin ABC" documentary (30:02)
Phot Gallery (30:20)
Trailer (2:27)
Bonus Trailers:
- Laurel & Hardy's "Way Out West" (2:36)
- "The Avengers" TV series (1:15)
- "Howards End" (2:01) -
Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Music Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Silent film with English intertitles.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
DISC TWO
2003 David Robinson Introduction (5:09)
"Chaplin Today: The Circus" 2003 documentary (26:30)
Deleted Sequence (9:47)
October 7-13, 1926 (Outtakes) (26:28)
3 Mountbatten home movies:
- At Charlie Chaplin’s studio (1:22)
- Douglas Fairbanks (1:44)
- The Sacrifice (3:21)
Documents:
- 1928 reportage The Hollywood premiere (6:24)
- Camera A, camera B (1:16)
- 3-D test footage by Roland Totheroh (2:27)
- 1923 film excerpts Circus Days with Jackie Coogan (12:28)
8 Photo Galleries:
- The Circus (5:28)
- The rope (1:56)
- Deleted sequence (0:32)
- Sketches (0:32)
- Sets (1:20)
- After the fire (0:20)
- Merna Kennedy (1:04)
- Miscellaneous (0:56)
Film posters (12 Stills)
2 Trailers (5:20)
The Chaplin collection (10:43) -
Subtitles:Czech, Danish, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Music Dolby Digital 5.1
Music Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono -
Case type:Digipak
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Notes:Silent film with English intertitles.
Also region 4 and 5 encoded. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film
DISC TWO
2003 David Robinson Introduction (5:09)
"Chaplin Today: The Circus" 2003 documentary (26:30)
Deleted Sequence (9:47)
October 7-13, 1926 (Outtakes) (26:28)
3 Mountbatten home movies:
- At Charlie Chaplin’s studio (1:22)
- Douglas Fairbanks (1:44)
- The Sacrifice (3:21)
Documents:
- 1928 reportage The Hollywood premiere (6:24)
- Camera A, camera B (1:16)
- 3-D test footage by Roland Totheroh (2:27)
- 1923 film excerpts Circus Days with Jackie Coogan (12:28)
8 Photo Galleries:
- The Circus (5:28)
- The rope (1:56)
- Deleted sequence (0:32)
- Sketches (0:32)
- Sets (1:20)
- After the fire (0:20)
- Merna Kennedy (1:04)
- Miscellaneous (0:56)
Film posters (12 Stills)
2 Trailers (5:20)
The Chaplin collection (10:43) -
Subtitles:Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Romanian, Slovenian, Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Music Dolby Digital 5.1
Music Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono -
Case type:Digipak
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Notes:Silent film with English intertitles.
Disc 2 is also encoded for R4 & R5. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
DISC TWO
2003 David Robinson Introduction (5:09)
"Chaplin Today: The Circus" 2003 documentary (26:30)
Deleted Sequence (9:47)
October 7-13, 1926 (Outtakes) (26:28)
3 Mountbatten home movies:
- At Charlie Chaplin’s studio (1:22)
- Douglas Fairbanks (1:44)
- The Sacrifice (3:21)
Documents:
- 1928 reportage The Hollywood premiere (6:24)
- Camera A, camera B (1:16)
- 3-D test footage by Roland Totheroh (2:27)
- 1923 film excerpts Circus Days with Jackie Coogan (12:28)
8 Photo Galleries:
- The Circus (5:28)
- The rope (1:56)
- Deleted sequence (0:32)
- Sketches (0:32)
- Sets (1:20)
- After the fire (0:20)
- Merna Kennedy (1:04)
- Miscellaneous (0:56)
Film posters (12 Stills)
2 Trailers (5:20)
The Chaplin collection (10:43) -
Subtitles:Czech, Danish, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Music Dolby Digital 5.1
Music Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Silent film with English intertitles.
Also region 4 and 5 encoded. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
DISC TWO
2003 David Robinson Introduction (5:09)
"Chaplin Today: The Circus" 2003 documentary (26:30)
Deleted Sequence (9:47)
October 7-13, 1926 (Outtakes) (26:28)
3 Mountbatten home movies:
- At Charlie Chaplin’s studio (1:22)
- Douglas Fairbanks (1:44)
- The Sacrifice (3:21)
Documents:
- 1928 reportage The Hollywood premiere (6:24)
- Camera A, camera B (1:16)
- 3-D test footage by Roland Totheroh (2:27)
- 1923 film excerpts Circus Days with Jackie Coogan (12:28)
8 Photo Galleries:
- The Circus (5:28)
- The rope (1:56)
- Deleted sequence (0:32)
- Sketches (0:32)
- Sets (1:20)
- After the fire (0:20)
- Merna Kennedy (1:04)
- Miscellaneous (0:56)
Film posters (12 Stills)
2 Trailers (5:20)
The Chaplin collection (10:43) -
Subtitles:Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Romanian, Slovenian, Spanish (optional) for English intertitles
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Music Dolby Digital 5.1
Music Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono -
Case type:Digipak
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Notes:Includes a 16 page booklet.
DISC TWO includes optional Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish subtitles.
DISC TWO is region 2/4/5.
Also included in the 6-film "The Chaplin Collection Volume 2" box set.
Also include in the 11-film "The Chaplin Collection". -
Special thanks to Rewind user Robert Sharp for providing these specifications.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
DISC TWO
2003 David Robinson Introduction (5:09)
"Chaplin Today: The Circus" 2003 documentary (26:30)
Deleted Sequence (9:47)
October 7-13, 1926 (Outtakes) (26:28)
3 Mountbatten home movies:
- At Charlie Chaplin’s studio (1:22)
- Douglas Fairbanks (1:44)
- The Sacrifice (3:21)
Documents:
- 1928 reportage The Hollywood premiere (6:24)
- Camera A, camera B (1:16)
- 3-D test footage by Roland Totheroh (2:27)
- 1923 film excerpts Circus Days with Jackie Coogan (12:28)
8 Photo Galleries:
- The Circus (5:28)
- The rope (1:56)
- Deleted sequence (0:32)
- Sketches (0:32)
- Sets (1:20)
- After the fire (0:20)
- Merna Kennedy (1:04)
- Miscellaneous (0:56)
Film posters (12 Stills)
2 Trailers (5:20)
The Chaplin collection (10:43) -
Subtitles:Czech, Danish, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Music Dolby Digital 5.1
Music Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono -
Case type:Digipak
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Notes:Silent film with English intertitles.
Also region 2 and 5 encoded. -
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OVERALL: Draw
The US Image is the only release of the reconstructed 1928 version, with some exclusive extras.
The Warner releases are the 1969 version, and have exclusive extras. -
CUTS:
- R0 America- Image Entertainment - No cuts - Original 1928 theatrical version reconstructed
- R0 Scandinavia- Soul Media - No cuts - 1969 reissue with new credit sequence (68:49 PAL).
- R1 America- Warner Home Video - No Cuts - 1969 reissue with new credit sequence
- R2 Germany- Kinowelt Home Entertainment - No Cuts - 1969 reissue with new credit sequence (68:36 PAL)
- R2 Germany- Warner Home Video - No Cuts - 1969 reissue with new credit sequence (68:36 PAL)
- R2 Holland- Warner Home Video - No Cuts - 1969 reissue with new credit sequence (68:36 PAL)
- R2 Scandinavia- Warner Home Video/Sandrew Metronome - No Cuts - 1969 reissue with new credit sequence (68:36 PAL)
- R2 United Kingdom- Warner Home Video - No Cuts - 1969 reissue with new credit sequence (68:36 PAL)
- R4 Australia- Warner Home Video - No Cuts - 1969 reissue with new credit sequence (68:36 PAL)
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Comparison added by Samuel_Scott on 30/01/07
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 09/07/15UPDATE LOG:
06/10/11: Addition of the Scandinavian R0 edition.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
09/07/15: Additions of the US Image, German x2, added notes on 1969 version, changed "DISC 1" to "DISC ONE"
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