Modern Times is a 1936 American comedy film written and directed by Charlie Chaplin in which his iconic Little Tramp character struggles to survive in the modern, industrialized world. The film is a comment on the desperate employment and financial conditions many people faced during the Great Depression, conditions created, in Chaplin's view, by the efficiencies of modern industrialization. The movie stars Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman, Tiny Sandford and Chester Conklin.
Modern Times was deemed "culturally significant" by the Library of Congress in 1989, and selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. Fourteen years later, it was screened "out of competition" at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.
This 16mm feature film is mounted on 3 x 1600 metal reels and printed on Eastman Kodak b/w film stock. Sound is very good.
Very Good+ condition print. This is a former university rental print. Print needs new leaders. Print is complete with all front and end titles & credits. No vinegar syndrome. Please see photos for image quality.
This is an English language film.
Poster art & promotional stills are not included with this film which are used for promotional purposes only.
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INFORMATION ON CONDITION RATING:
NEAR MINT: Minimal if any splices or lines or noticeable wear.
EXCELLENT: May have a few minor splices and very minor surface wear
VERY GOOD: Ocasional splices, surface wear or an occasional line.
GOOD: Moderate surface wear, intermittent scratches or splices.
WORN: This print has moderate to heavy wear with numerous splices, sprocket damage and or significant emulsion lines. May need some work to run smoothly.
INFORMATION ON COLOR RATINGS:
IB TECHNICOLOR/KODACHROME, ECTACHROME, CINECOLOR– Non fade dye transfer process—Premium!
LOWFADE – Mylar or Estar, AG2S, LPP, various Fuji stocks etc. Stocks that will not fade for a very long time! Premium!
EXCELLENT-a color stock but shows no signs of discoloration, fading, shifting.
VERY GOOD COLOR– has a slight shift, but retains most of its color. may have a slight reddish/pinkish/brownish cast to it, but has strong color.
GOOD COLOR – has a noticeable shift, but still maintains much of it’s color. Also knows as ‘Warm’
FAIR COLOR– has shifted substantially to Red/Pink but still has blues and greens in it.
PINK/RED – Print has turned mainly to pink or red, there may be some greens and blues left, but little if any.