Chaplin - late life honours & honorary Oscar

[mts1977]

No point people on here abusing Americans for what a few officials/politicians did decades ago.

Just enjoy and revere Chaplin.

[miodragtoki]

They give him visa for 10 days? American morons!

[basehead617]

A fucking travesty

[sateeshkumar16]

fuck you Americans. Now for another recession

[rautrohit]

y didnt he wear his trademark bowler hat?

[sibilaiton]

Wonderful, wonderful man.

[wolfbear7]

he was wonderful. the US was wrong. Unfortunately our government has a history of great wrongs, but thanfully also great good deeds. We need to realize what is happening and work for what is right.

[Abnormt]

There is no one bigger. 

[MillerMachinima]

why was he evicted for the us?

[ronoc9]

@MillerMachinima J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI at the time, pretty much didn't like him. He was a film maker, sympathetic to the poor and slightly left leaning. When Chaplain made his films, the authority characters (the police, the tough guys, etc) were the butt of his jokes. Hoover thought he was a bad influence. So, because he wasn't a US citizen (officially), as soon as he left for a holiday, they exiled him. Only found out on the way back.

[bowler8]

asking his wife Una if the americans had forgiven him.....such hypocrites the americans

[B1ZARTv]

i want to make silent videos on youtube charlie chaplin style thumbs up if i should and subscribe to my channel!

[RokhuStar]

@B1ZARTv go for it !

[TheStanbabe]

No..Ms.Chaplin..Mr.Chaplin..yo­u have every right to express your anger at being mistreated and kicked out by your dad..who..unlike his beloved and tradgety ridden tramp character..he was not a kindly or understanding parent in real life.

[hermankatnip]

America refusing his re-entry to america for so many years was a shocking way to treat someone who gave joy to millions of Americans and people around the world. I have yet to hear a credible reason why they did this. He commited no crime. Its a shamefull period of american history that many talented people were persecuted for having an ideology that didnt meet the approval of the FBI or the government. 1950's america was far from being the land of the free and the home of the brave.

[marcefalli]

Fantástico!

[C3P0meetsData]

What exactly did America do to him?

[homashijma]

@C3P0meetsData labeled him a communist and exiled him from the country in 1954. because of the controversy he had been receiving since 1933 from his release of Modern Times through the release of the Great Dictator. The great Dictator was THE most controversial piece he had ever made. so in 1954 J. Edar Hoover got word that Chaplin was going to back to Switzerland (his home country) and closed the doors on him so he couldn't come back. Chaplin never formally gained citizenship.

[C3P0meetsData]

@homashijma That's really sad. The red scare nearly killed American culture.

[homashijma]

@C3P0meetsData i know :( scary thing is. it seems that everyday decade has something new to point your finger it. Now its terrorists. whats next? :(

[bigdatut]

@homashijma Your comment would make more sense if the threat of terrorism was false. But it's not. Terrorism is a very bad problem these days, and it seems to be getting worse. It isn't just that people are dying, which is horrible, it's that so many people are being convinced that it is an honorable thing to blow yourself up in the name of your God, and to take as many innocent people with you as possible, whether they belong to your faith or want to live or not. It's a very real problem.

[homashijma]

@bigdatut Your preaching to the quire. There is always a new threat. In WWII we capture every Japanese citizen in the united states and held them for questioning in camps. At the start of the Cold War the Red Scare was bigger then it was in the 40s due to Covert-Ops agents being displayed around the world from each nation to spy on one another. Now the threat is terrorism, it has always been like the witch burning trials. There is always a new threat, and Charlie was wrongfully accused.

[bigdatut]

@homashijma Point taken. But the US did not round up every Japanese during WWII. Only those on the West coast. Still, they were citizens and did not deserve it. But the Red Scare to the witch trials infers that it was false (the witch trials were). The threats of terror and communism were and are real. Chaplin really did get cozy with some radicals. His speech in The Great Dictator took phrases right out of the Reds literature. That's why he got in trouble. But he came out ok. He wasnt a threat.

[bigdatut]

@C3P0meetsData That's completely false. The "Red Scare" is a pejorative assigned to that period of time in order to discredit it. With the aid of hindsight, along with the decoded Venona tapes, and the throwing open of the KGB vaults, we now know that there was a serious infiltration of soviet spies and communists in American government and media. This is all easily verifiable. Deal with the truth.

[C3P0meetsData]

@bigdatut ...psh, like who? Before you go all McCarthy, give me some proof.

[bigdatut]

Ok. Check the wikipedia page for "Venona Project." This will tell you what it was, the CIA recording Soviet decoded messages between their embassy in Washington and the Kremlin. At the bottom of that page is a list of around a dozen books on the subject. Also see a book called "Spies - The Rise and Fall of the KGB in America." It uses KGB notes from their own vaults. It confirms, for example, that the Rosenburgs were, in fact, Soviet spies. Do your own homework, then get back to me.

[bigdatut]

@homashijma This is true. But it is also important to remember that he was not a US citizen, and they simply denied him the opportunity to renew his visa. He actually could have become a citizen later, but never applied. Don't get too much info from the film with Downey - good movie - but actually Hoover was after him because of other activities. Chaplin went to the HUAC hearings and came out ok. I love the guy and think he is a genius, but he is not the tragic figure some think.

[keinwegzuruck]

But he was such a funny man! How could he be such a... Mean father?

It's so weird seeing him at that age. My memory of him is always as the young tramp.

[MissDeeCole]

he looks nothing lke the guy who was n the silent movies

[Kurbisa]

@MissDeeCole Well, he's only 50 years older...

[syk4ryo]

Swett peoples... .AHUAHUAHUAHUAHUHUAHUAUHAHAUA. Sarcasm!!!

[arielrodriguezjose]

CARLITOS CHAPLIN EL MAS GRANDE GRACIAS!!!!

[143AC]

There was another honor that Charlie Chaplin would never get

in his lifetime..Father Of The Year..That is one award he never

deserved!

[Nordenwald]

@Mioiscool401.... uh.... not really, no. Why not say Bach was the Britney Spears of his era, while you're at it?

[chrisz31974]

@Nordenwald HHAHAHAHAHA

[mikethenascarfan]

@Nordenwald there will never be another charlie chaplin

[violindude415]

@Nordenwald I understand that you may feel it doesn't do Charlie Chaplin justice to be compared to our contemporaries, but please realize that what Mioiscool401 probably was aiming for is that Jim Carrey is a popular comedian of our times much like I believe Charlie Chaplin was and his popularity may be compared to that of Brad Pitt's today.

[thecopykidofthestarz]

@Mioiscool401 Chaplin Was the Chaplin of the Silent era,

[viplovem]

@Mioiscool401 you mean the other way around right? I mean you cant be that stupid. And how are Chaplin and Brad Pitt alike?

[Mioiscool401]

@viplovem They both got a lot of hot women

[NielsOhlsen]

@Mioiscool401 Didn't know Britney Spears was lesbian???

[Kurbisa]

@Mioiscool401 WTF?! Don't write such crap ever again. Thank you.

[puchungahermosha]

@Mioiscool401 Oh my God!!! how can you compare Sir Charles Chaplin with Jim Carrey or Brad Pitt? are u insane? there´s NEVER gonna be a GREATEST genious or artist like him!!! Jim and Brad will NEVER have his talent, and the legacy that Sir Chaplin left on this earth!!! ... I´m going to have an embolia for your comment... Jesus...

[jayangli]

this is a story within a story. my idols like jet li and i think even jackie chan really look up to chaplin. but never knew he had somethings happen in his personal life. want to find out...

[143AC]

It's Ok..Ms.Chaplin,Mr.Chaplin..my own dad was no prize either.He abused my brothers and myself verbally,physically

and emotionally. That he made your dad..look like saint by comparrison.

[dalasha]

Usa is scared of chaplon!

Why do americains charise their capitalism so much? As charlie said: let us unite!

[eladbari]

@dalasha do u guys think that the American government was afraid of chaplin's films and opinions so thats why they werent that nice to him? [=10 day visa?] . cause he quite showed the uglyness in capitalism through his films like modern times. he criticized the system i guess... any thoughts?

[peni14]

@eladbari It was mainly J edgar Hoover who believed that he was a communist because of charlies critique of the US and many people began to believe this as well. In the end he was not allowed back into the country for so many years until they invited him back for the honorary oscar. charlie loved america and considered it his home. Its weird how the US will go to any lengths to protect their 'freedom of speech' nowadays yet for a comic they went to all lengths to condem him.

[eladbari]

@peni14 True that, Peni14! such hypocrisy that the US has. america is in Love with its Hollywood side. The whole country is "Living in a movie". Look at the latest elections. Look at Obama. hes like a movie star. thats how he looked in his speeches, and america fell in love with its Hollywoodic traits. it became an "underdog" win over the the "great ruler"-Bush. America loves to say nice stuff like Hollywood portrays. Freedom for all,etc. But when u undress the ugly capitalistic monster-o boy..

[143AC]

Dear Brabon, Charlie's dad..He left the family and Charlie's mom Hannah was nuts. But? They didn't emotionally or verbally abuse their

two boys..the way that Charlie did to his daughter Geraldine and his son Mike.

[RobGoth100]

3:56 I;m still scared of her face.

[143AC]

Let's face It..Charlie Chaplin was not a kindly or understanding dad.

[brabon1]

he never had good parents, so he really didnt know any better

[gjay700]

He lived a long and blessed life, experiencing the good and the bad as we all do in this journey called life. RIP Mr. Chaplin, and peace be unto you wherever you are.

[ingareinar007]

Charlie Chaplin.. The biggest performer in history of cinema..

[BalletTwirlGirl]

Beautiful family.  Beautiful kids!

[punjabiheera]

why were americans scared of charlie?..stupid americans are scared of everything.... charlie was a da best, and is dat best and will be da best... i love you CHARLIEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

[moderneairetube]

Bravo Charlie !

[itsjustanillusion]

Where is this clip from?

[Nordenwald]

Reading the video description is always a good idea....

[itsjustanillusion]

Yeah sorry, I only looked at it *after* I commented, duh. Thanks for posting the clip!

[kizziroglu]

of the stait of your mom hahaha

[mikenied12]

Charlie will be 120 this year (2009). What a funny genius.

[foxpawz]

:) he's just gotten a new fan who won't forget about him this christmas.

[Romani1969]

Well, you need to have a residency for 12 years to get the Swiss passport, so maybe that's why they never gave it to him. I am sure it wasn't political or personal.

[kirsty2006dodgs]

Charlie Chaplin's voice is like music to my ears. He is such a legend and i wont forget him this christmas xxx

[beskyfernandez]

he is just a LEGEND..my Hero of my LIFE..

[lebelde]

Nordenwald grazie per questo video,grazie :)

[romadona11]

Awesome ,,,,,,simply an incrediable man,,,thanks God Cinema was invented to record him or we would have never belived that such a person has ever existed!

[CaptainDesiderio]

When we kicked him out, It was like Rose throwing away the heart of the ocean jewel.

[cuts666]

what can i say?LEGEND.....

[FredBifolchetti]

Where can I find the entire documentary?

[piggies1]

"They're still scared of me", ¡Genius!