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The Gold Rush
The Gold Rush
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THE GOLD RUSH

Directed by Charlie Chaplin
United States, 1925
Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Silent

Synopsis

The Little Tramp heads to Alaska to try his luck at searching for gold. In this vast landscape packed with avalanches, the incomparable Tramp seeks his fortune, but faces more than he bargained for when he’s forced to deal with blizzards, criminals, and falling in love.

Synopsis

The Little Tramp heads to Alaska to try his luck at searching for gold. In this vast landscape packed with avalanches, the incomparable Tramp seeks his fortune, but faces more than he bargained for when he’s forced to deal with blizzards, criminals, and falling in love.

Our take

Charlie Chaplin’s most celebrated film of the 1920s is a comedy cornucopia, with one iconic moment after another. At the time, audiences so loved the famous “roll dance” that some theaters reportedly rewound the film just to play it again, and you may be tempted to do the same.