Charlie Chaplin Lausanne, Switzerland. The British Film Institute has also established the Charles Chaplin Research Foundation, and the first international Charles Chaplin Conference was held in London in July 2005. Chaplin is the subject of a biographical film, "Chaplin" (1992) directed by Richard Attenborough, and starring Robert Downey Jr. in the title role and Geraldine Chaplin playing Hannah Chaplin. He is also a character in the period drama film "The Cat's Meow" (2001), played by Eddie Izzard, and in the made-for-television movie "The Scarlett O'Hara War" (1980), played by Clive Revill. A television series about Chaplin's childhood, "Young Charlie Chaplin", ran on
Will Attenborough Will Attenborough Will Attenborough is a British actor. He played the lead role in Jeremy Herrin's production of "Another Country" in the West End, and James Watson in Michael Grandage's production of "Photograph 51" opposite Nicole Kidman. He has also had roles in Sam Mendes-produced "The Hollow Crown", Channel 4's "Utopia", "Home Fires", "Denial" starring Rachel Weisz, and the Oscar-winning "Dunkirk". In 2018, Attenborough took the role of Ed Faulkner Jr. - a veteran of the Battle of Kamdesh, who died of an accidental overdose after suffering post-traumatic stress - in "The Outpost". The film is the adaptation of Jake