CHARLIE: THE LIFE AND ART OF CHARLES CHAPLIN (2003) B/W & C 132m dir: Richard Schickel

From Now Playing: A Viewer's Guide to Turner Classic Movies: "Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (2003), a new documentary written and directed by Richard Schickel and narrated by Sydney Pollack, has its world premiere on TCM Wednesday, March 3. A comprehensive look at the life and career of 'the greatest comic icon the world has ever known,' the documentary offers personal remembrances from family members including sons Michael and Sydney and daughter Geraldine, as well as recollections by acting colleagues Norman Lloyd and Claire Bloom. Offering analysis of Chaplin's extraordinary gifts are directors Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen and Milos Forman, plus noted film historians and biographers. Performers Robert Downey Jr., Johnny Depp, Marcel Marceau and Richard Attenborough discuss the impact of Chaplin's performances upon their own work."