A Countess from Hong Kong (1967) | |
| Director(s) | Charlie Chaplin |
| Producer(s) | Jerome Epstein, Charlie Chaplin (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Romance |
| Top Topics | Romance (Comic) |
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A Countess from Hong Kong (1967) was a Comedy - Romance Film directed by Charlie Chaplin and produced by Charlie Chaplin and Jerome Epstein.
SYNOPSIS
Leaving Hong Kong after a stopover, an American diplomat discovers a stowaway in his stateroom: the Countess Natascha Alexandra, whose family has fled from Russia. Fearful of losing his job, he tries to keep his new roomie hidden while they try unsuccessfully to keep from falling in love. This was director Chaplin's final film.
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Petula Clark had a major hit with her recording of "This is My Song", an adaptation of a piece of music Charles Chaplin wrote for this film. Chaplin reportedly did not care for Clark's version, though it ultimately turned out to be the only successful aspect of the film, reaching #1 in the British charts. Just months later Harry Secombe took the song to #2 in Britain.
Sophia Loren didn't get along with Marlon Brando during the shooting especially after the day they were doing a love scene and he commented, "Did you know you have hairs up your nostrils?".
The only feature film by Charles Chaplin to be funded by a major studio, Universal. Also, he had the largest budget of all his films, $2 million.
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Sophia Loren didn't get along with Marlon Brando during the shooting especially after the day they were doing a love scene and he commented, "Did you know you have hairs up your nostrils?".
The only feature film by Charles Chaplin to be funded by a major studio, Universal. Also, he had the largest budget of all his films, $2 million.
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