The Gold Rush (Criterion Collection)

Charles Chaplin, Georgia Hale. In this silent masterpiece, Chaplin, as the Tramp, in his first full-length comedy, travels to the Arctic on a futile gold-prospecting expedition that nearly causes him to starve to death, but brings romance into his life. Features the original film beautifully restored, plus the 1942 version with new music written by Chaplin, who directed the film, an audio commentary by Chaplin biographer Jeffrey Vance, four theatrical trailers, a booklet with an essay by film critic Luc Sante and the documentary short Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush (2002/27 min.). Silent. 1925/b&w/88 min/NR/fullscreen.