Fresh
Chaplin is the apotheosis of the world's despised and downtrodden, and also their hope; he heralds a revolution in anarchic beauty.
Richard Brody, New Yorker
The Gold Rush
The World's Greatest Laughing Picture!
1925 · 1h 35m · Approved
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Charlie Chaplin
Overview
A gold prospector in Alaska struggles to survive the elements and win the heart of a dance hall girl.
Director and cast
- Charlie Chaplin Director
- Charlie Chaplin as The Lone Prospector
- Mack Swain as Big Jim McKay
- Tom Murray as Black Larsen
- Henry Bergman as Hank Curtis
- Malcolm Waite as Jack Cameron
- Georgia Hale as Georgia
- Jack Adams as Man in Dance Hall (uncredited)
- Frank Aderias as Eskimo Child (uncredited)
- Leona Aderias as Eskimo Child (uncredited)
- Lillian Adrian as Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited)
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
98%
Tomatometer
Fresh
I prophesied that Chaplin, with his finer comedy and his less spectacular farce, would not be able to hold his popularity against it. What has happened is precisely the reverse of what I predicted.
Edmund Wilson, The New Republic
Fresh
The result is a sight for sore eyes, for old-style Chaplin fans and novitiates alike.
James Agee, TIME Magazine
Fresh
The blend of slapstick and pathos is seamless, although the cynicism of the final scene is still surprising. Chaplin's later films are quirkier and more personal, but this is quintessential Charlie, and unmissable.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh
The Gold Rush is a distinct triumph for Charlie Chaplin from both the artistic and commercial standpoints, and is a picture certain to create a veritable riot at theatre box offices.
Variety Staff, Variety
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