The Gold Rush
- Year:
- 1925
- Running time:
- 69 minutes
- Certificate:
- U
- Directed by:
- Charles Chaplin
- Starring:
- Charles Chaplin, Georgia Hale, Mack Swain, Tom Murray
Description
A lone prospector ventures into Alaska looking for gold. He gets mixed up with some burly characters, falls in love with the beautiful Georgia and tries to win her heart with his singular charm.- Genre:
- Comedy
- Country of origin:
- USA
- Language:
- Silent with English intertitles
- Feature Aspect Ratio:
- 4:3
- Picture:
- B&W
- Sound:
- 2.0 Dual Mono/5.1 Dolby Digital (Blu-ray: 2.0 Dual Mono/5.1 DTS-HD)
- Catalogue Number:
- PC(B)0009
Extras
- Silent original 1925 release version of the film (restored by Kevin Brownlow) (96 mins)
- Introduction by David Robinson (6 mins)
- Chaplin Today: Gold Rush documentary (26 mins)
- Photo gallery
What the press said
"Perhaps the defining Chaplin film, and certainly his funniest' - Richard Luck, Film 4