Review of The Circus (1928) by Dominic R — 05 Nov 2007

Un des meilleurs films de Charlie Chaplin. Vraiment drÃ´le.. quel artiste!!

This review of The Circus (1928) was written by Dominic R on 05 Nov 2007.

The Circus has generally received very positive reviews.

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It took me a while, but I finally caught this Chaplin film. Very funny at a lot of parts, but I feel he's got better and funnier films…

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