what films did charlie chaplin direct?
A King in New York
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 Chaplin received three Academy Awards : an Honorary Award for " versatility and genius in acting , writing , directing , and producing The Circus " in 1929 , a second Honorary Award for " the incalculable effect he has had in making motion pictures the art form of this century " in 1972 , and a Best Score award in 1973 for Limelight ( shared with Ray Rasch and Larry Russell ) . He was further nominated in the Best Actor , Best Original Screenplay , and Best Picture ( as producer ) categories for The Great Dictator , and received another Best Original Screenplay nomination for Monsieur Verdoux . 

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 Chaplin wrote , directed , produced , edited , starred in , and composed the music for most of his films . He was a perfectionist , and his financial independence enabled him to spend years on the development and production of a picture . His films are characterised by slapstick combined with pathos , typified in the Tramp 's struggles against adversity . Many contain social and political themes , as well as autobiographical elements . In 1972 , as part of a renewed appreciation for his work , Chaplin received an Honorary Academy Award for " the incalculable effect he has had in making motion pictures the art form of this century " . He continues to be held in high regard , with The Gold Rush , City Lights , Modern Times , and The Great Dictator often ranked on industry lists of the greatest films of all time . 

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 Charles Chaplin - Motion Picture Actor / Director / Producer — Los Angeles , California : Lodge 134 

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 Sir Charles Spencer " Charlie " Chaplin , KBE ( 16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977 ) was an English comic actor , filmmaker , and composer who rose to fame in the silent era . Chaplin became a worldwide icon through his screen persona " the Tramp " and is considered one of the most important figures in the history of the film industry . His career spanned more than 75 years , from childhood in the Victorian era until a year before his death in 1977 , and encompassed both adulation and controversy . 

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 Chaplin officially began pre @-@ production of the film in May 1928 and hired Australian art director Henry Clive to design the sets that summer . Chaplin eventually cast Clive in the role of the millionaire . Although the film was originally set in Paris , the art direction is inspired by a mix of several cities . Robert Sherwood said that " it is a weird city , with confusing resemblances to London , Los Angeles , Naples , Paris , Tangiers and Council Bluffs . It is no city on earth and it is all cities . " 
