Director proud of 'Chaplin'
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Date
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October 28, 1992
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Description
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Richard Attenborough remarked, "[Steven Spielberg], bless him, said he absolutely couldn't picture anyone else in the part — and came up with a solution. "He asked if I would create his movie if he could set up the schedule so that I would work for him for three weeks, then take three weeks off to edit [Charlie Chaplin], work for another three weeks on Jurassic Park, then go back to Chaplin, and so on. He required me for nine weeks in all."
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Scholarly Significance
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In the film adaptation of the Michael Crichton book, Attenborough plays an eccentric billionaire who purchases an island where he breeds prehistoric animals. Given a clash with his Chaplin editing schedule, it almost didn't happen. This is his first acting role in 14 years.
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Cataloguer
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Mikako Maeda
