The first feature-length comedy by Charlie Chaplin (MODERN TIMES)-which charts a hapless prospectors search for fortune in the Klondike and his discovery of romance (with the beautiful Georgia Hale)- forever cemented the iconic status of Chaplin and his Little Tramp character. Shot partly on location in the Sierra Nevada's and featuring such timeless gags as Chaplin's dance of the dinner rolls and meal of boiled shoe leather, THE GOLD RUSH is an indelible work of nonstop hilarity. This special edition features both Chaplin's definitive 1942 version, for which the director added new music and narration, and a new restoration of the original silent 1925 film.
Charles Chaplin, Georgia Hale. In this silent masterpiece, Chaplin, as the Tramp, in his first full-length comedy, travels to the Arctic on a futile gold-prospecting expedition that nearly causes him to starve to death, but brings romance into his life. Features the original film beautifully restored, plus the 1942 version with new music written by Chaplin, who directed the film, an audio commentary by Chaplin biographer Jeffrey Vance, four theatrical trailers, a booklet with an essay by film critic Luc Sante and the documentary short Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush (2002/27 min.). Silent. 1925/b&w/88 min/NR/fullscreen.