Richard Attenborough attempting to get the project made for 18 years. He directed the screen version of the musical "A Chorus Line" (1985) and the anti-apartheid drama "Cry Freedom" (1987). He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Director for both films. His later films as director and producer include "Chaplin" (1992) starring Robert Downey Jr., as Charlie Chaplin and "Shadowlands" (1993), based on the relationship between C. S. Lewis and Joy Gresham (the star of the latter was Anthony Hopkins, who had appeared in four previous films for Attenborough: "Young Winston", "A Bridge Too Far", "Magic" and "Chaplin"). Between
Christopher Chaplin Krantz novel. In Peter Patzak's "Gavre Princip - Himmel unter Steinen" ("Death of a Schoolboy"), a historical documentary about the life of 17-year-old Gavrilo Princip, Chaplin took on the role of Trifco, and he played Franz Kafka in Jaromil Jireš' 1991 Czech New Wave film "Labyrinth". The film received the Critic's Choice at the 1992 American Film Institute International Film Festival. Chaplin played , the Spanish royal notary, secretary of Columbus fleet, and commander of La Navidad, in John Glen's historical film "", released for the 500th anniversary of Columbus' voyage. In Liliane de Kermadec's return to feature film, the