Tommy Steele in Search of Charlie Chaplin
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Tommy Steele in Search of Charlie Chaplin is a 1971 British TV special about the origins of Charlie Chaplin. It stars Tommy Steele.
Steele visits south-east London, where he and Chaplin both grew up. The film covers the difficult experiences of Chaplin's childhood, including his mother being taken into a mental hospital, and his time in the workhouse where he had to face "the brutality of the birch".
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External links
- [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2289366/ Tommy Steele in Search of Charlie Chaplin] at IMDb
Category:1971 in British television
Category:Films about child abuse
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