The Charlie Chaplin Archives — Anatomy of a Tramp

The career of one of cinema’s most universal figures — not only as performer, but as director, editor, composer, and mythmaker. With unprecedented access to Chaplin’s archives, this monumental volume traces the making of each film from Kid Auto Races at Venice to A King in New York , reconstructing how a vaudeville mime became a global visual language. At the heart of the book is the Tramp — bowler hat, cane, too-small jacket — a figure as light as slapstick and as heavy as exile.

Technical Sheet
Title: The Charlie Chaplin Archives
Artist / Author: Charlie Chaplin
Date: n.d.
Technique / Printing Method: Offset printing
Medium / Materials: Hardcover
Dimensions: 33.7 x 24.6 cm
Pages: 560
Language: English, German, or French (depending on edition)
Publisher: Taschen
Condition: New