Modern Times (movie)

Modern Times is a 1936 American silent comedy movie written and directed by Charlie Chaplin. It is known for being the last time that Chaplin played the Tramp character and for being the first time Chaplin's voice is heard on movie.

Modern Times
Directed by	Charlie Chaplin
Written by	Charlie Chaplin
Produced by	Charlie Chaplin
Starring	Charlie Chaplin Paulette Goddard Henry Bergman Tiny Sandford Chester Conklin
Cinematography	Ira H. Morgan Roland Totheroh
Edited by	Willard Nico
Music by	Charlie Chaplin
Distributed by	United Artists (1936 release) Classic Entertainment (1972 release)
Release date	February 5, 1936
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1.5 million[1]
Box office	$1.8 million (Domestic)[2]

In 1989, Modern Times was one of the first 25 movies selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".^[3][4]