Charlie Chaplin filmmaking methods, claiming such a thing would be tantamount to a magician spoiling his own illusion. Little was known about his working process throughout his lifetime, but research from film historians – particularly the findings of Kevin Brownlow and David Gill that were presented in the three-part documentary "Unknown Chaplin" (1983) – has since revealed his unique working method. Until he began making spoken dialogue films with "The Great Dictator", Chaplin never shot from a completed script. Many of his early films began with only a vague premise – for example "Charlie enters a health spa" or "Charlie works in
Christopher Chaplin Christopher Chaplin Christopher James Chaplin (born 6 July 1962) is a Swiss-born English composer and actor. He is the youngest son of film comedian Charlie Chaplin and his fourth wife, Oona O'Neill. Born in Switzerland, Chaplin studied piano under Irene Denereaz in Vevey before going to London to become an actor. He made his feature film debut as Ivan in the 1984 comedy film "Where Is Parsifal?", that was screened in the "Un Certain Regard" section at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival, and played Jacques Sette in Charles Jarrott's TV miniseries "Till We Meet Again" based on the eponymous Judith