Chaplin (film) and is moved to tears when the audience provide him with the Oscar's longest standing ovation. Although Richard Attenborough wanted Robert Downey Jr. for the part of Chaplin, studio executives wanted Robin Williams or Billy Crystal for the role. Jim Carrey was also considered for the role. The film received mixed to positive reviews. Although the film was criticized for taking dramatic licence with some aspects of Chaplin's life, Downey's performance as Chaplin won universal acclaim. Attenborough was sufficiently confident in Downey's performance to include historical footage of Chaplin himself at the end of the film. The film was lauded
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