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On behalf of Lionsgate Home Entertainment, we are pleased to announce the DVD release of the 15th ANNIVERSARY EDITION of CHAPLIN, a dramatized biography of the highs and lows in the life of one of the foremost comic geniuses the silver screen has ever known, played by Robert Downey Jr which earned him an Academy Award® nomination and BAFTA Award. The film, directed by two-time Academy Award® winner Richard Attenborough (Ghandi), boasts a critically-acclaimed ensemble cast that includes Academy Award® winners Anthony Hopkins (The Silence of the Lambs), Kevin Kline (A Fish Called Wanda) and Marisa Tomei (My Cousin Vinny) ; Academy Award® nominee Diane Lane (Unfaithful) ; and Academy Award® nominees and Emmy® winners Dan Aykroyd (Driving Miss Daisy) and James Woods (Ghosts of Mississippi).

This 15th Anniversary Edition features a newly re-mastered widescreen version of the film and all-new bonus materials, including two featurettes that document Chaplin’s film legacy, a never-before-seen home movie of Chaplin and a retrospective interview with director (remove comma) Richard Attenborough. The special edition DVD comes in a limited edition plastic o-card that reveals to an image of the Little Tramp underneath.

Chaplin, the film that earned acclaimed actor Robert Downey Jr. an Academy Award® nomination and BAFTA Award, is now available in a brand new, special edition DVD. The film, directed by two-time Academy Award® winner Richard Attenborough (Ghandi), boasts a critically-acclaimed ensemble cast that includes Academy Award® winners Anthony Hopkins (The Silence of the Lambs), Kevin Kline (A Fish Called Wanda) and Marisa Tomei (My Cousin Vinny); Academy Award® nominee Diane Lane (Unfaithful) ; and Academy Award® nominees and Emmy® winners Dan Aykroyd (Driving Miss Daisy) and James Woods (Ghosts of Mississippi). Chaplin: 15th Anniversary Edition features a newly re-mastered widescreen version of the film and all-new bonus materials, including two featurettes that document Chaplin’s film legacy, a never-before-seen home movie of Chaplin and a retrospective interview with Attenborough. The special edition DVD comes in a limited edition plastic o-card that reveals to an image of the Little Tramp underneath. The DVD will be available on October 14, 2008 for the low suggested retail price of $19.98.

Chaplin is a dramatized biography of the highs and lows in the life of one of the foremost comic geniuses the silver screen has ever known. With the use of flashback, an elderly Chaplin (Downey Jr.) discusses his autobiography with his editor (Hopkins) who urges him to be more vulnerable and emotionally honest with his memoirs. Together, they journey through Chaplin’s poverty-stricken childhood, closest friendships, many marriages, and his ingenious invention of “The Little Tramp,” as well as J. Edgar Hoover’s merciless pursuit, Chaplin’s shocking exile to Switzerland and his triumphant return to Hollywood. Downey’s astonishing mimicry of Chaplin’s gait, gestures and accents complete a dazzlingly authentic portrait of one of cinema’s first pop culture icons.

DVD SPECIAL FEATURES

* “Strolling Into the Sunset” – a new retrospective with director Richard Attenborough
* “All at Sea” – a never-before-seen home movie of Charlie Chaplin on vacation in Catalina, CA
* “Chaplin the Hero” – a new featurette on Charlie Chaplin’s contributions to film, including interviews with Richard Schickel (film critic for Time Magazine and director of “Charlie: The Life and Art of Charlie Chaplin”) along with Chaplin’s official biographer, David Robinson
* “The Most Famous Man in the World” – Charlie Chaplin was mobbed by thousands of fans everywhere he went ... Long before the days of TV and the internet. See how Chaplin became the first pop culture icon
* Theatrical trailer