American Masters — Season 1, Episode 4: The Unknown Chaplin (1)

Episode synopsis

An in-depth treatment of the life and sensibilities of the innovative silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin.

About American Masters

American Masters is a PBS television series which produces biographies on enduring writers, musicians, visual and performing artists, dramatists, filmmakers, and others who have left an indelible impression on the cultural landscape of the United States.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Private Conversations: On the Set of 'Death of a Salesman'
• E2Philip Johnson, Self Portrait
• E3Katherine Anne Porter: The Eye of Memory
• E5The Unknown Chaplin (2)
• E6The Unknown Chaplin (3)
• E7Billie Holiday: The Long Night of Lady Day
• E8James Levine: A Life in Music
• E9Aaron Copland: A Self Portrait
• E10Thomas Eakins: A Motion Portrait
• E11Georgia O'Keeffe
• E12Eugene O'Neill: A Glory of Ghosts