Summary
An American doughboy, stationed in France during the Great War, goes on a daring mission behind enemy lines and becomes a hero.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 75GoodWatch 73
Audience score80%
IMDb7.3
Letterboxd · 11 K ratings3.6/5
Reach
Streams in 12 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
+2Released
1918
October 20, 1918
108 years ago
Genres
ComedyWarLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism
and 10 more54 people
- Charlie ChaplinDoughboy
- Edna PurvianceThe Girl
- Sydney ChaplinCharlie's Comrade / The Kaiser
- Loyal UnderwoodShort German Officer
- Henry BergmanFat Whiskered German Soldier / The Kaiser's General / Bartender
- Tom WilsonDumb German Wood-Cutter
- Albert AustinAmerican Soldier / Clean Shaven German Soldier / Bearded German Soldier
- JWJack WilsonCrown Prince
- WAW.J. AllenMotorcyclist (uncredited)
- LBL.A. BlaisdellMotorcyclist (uncredited)
- Alva D. BlakeU.S. Soldier / German Officer (uncredited)
- CBCliff BrouwerSoldier (uncredited)
- EBE. BruckerBit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
- FCF.S. ColbySoldier (uncredited)
- SCSlim ColeSoldier (uncredited)
- WCWellington CrossMotorcyclist (uncredited)
- EDE.H. DevereBit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
- CDC.L. DiceMotorcyclist (uncredited)
- MDM.J. DonovanSoldier (uncredited)
- GEGuy EakinsSoldier (uncredited)
- FEFred EvermanBit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
- MFMark FaberBit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
- GGG.A. GodfreyMotorcyclist (uncredited)
- HGHarry GoldmanBit Part in Street Scene (uncredited)
Directing · 3
- Charlie Chaplin Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor, Original Music Composer
- Charles Reisner Assistant Director
- Tom Harrington Assistant Director
Camera · 2
- Roland Totheroh Director of Photography
- Jack Wilson Camera Operator
Art · 1
- Charles D. Hall Production Design
Other crew · 2
- Nellie Bly Baker Other
- Toraichi Kono Driver
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