A King in New York
- Charles Chaplin: King of Shadov Estrovien
- Maxine Audley: Queen Irène
- Jerry Desmonde: Prime Minister Voudel
- Oliver Johnston: Ambassador Jaume
- Dawn Addams: TV producer Anne Kay
- Sidney James: TV journalist Johnson
- Joan Ingram: Madame Cromwell
- Michael Chaplin: Rupert Macaby
- Phil Brown: Professor
- Harry Green: lawyer
- Robert Arden: Liftboy
- Alan Gifford: headmaster
- Robert Cawdron: policeman
A King in New York ( Original Title: A King in New York ) is a British film directed by Charles Chaplin from the year 1957.
Action
A King in New York tells the story of the escape of King Shadov of Estrovien to New York. This must leave his home after his ministers have overthrown him. He is initially impressed by the amenities of his new life in exile, but is irritated by the excesses of modern civilization increasingly. Since his Prime Minister has disappeared with the State Treasurer, he has some time to pay his hotel bill can make money. But his plans for the peaceful use of nuclear energy not be heard. So he has, despite internal aversion occur in television commercials and is involuntarily into the media spotlight. Chaplin takes in these scenes the boundless media commercialism satirized.
On a visit to a school he meets the rebellious student Rupert know. His parents were imprisoned as a communist. When the boy is later found in the hotel suite of King Shadov, even the monarch is detected by the baiting and must testify before a committee of inquiry. Due to some mishaps he injected at the end of his survey, the committee members with a fire hose wet. Finally, King Shadov disillusioned travels from Paris.
Context
The film is Chaplin's settlement with the McCarthy era in the United States in the 1950s. He himself was accused during the Cold War as a Communist, he was therefore in 1952 denied re-entry into the United States. Chaplin produced this film in England.
The first performance in the United States took place in 1973, in the Federal Republic of Germany as late 1976.
Reviews
" Charles Chaplin expects this autobiographical comedy pitched relentlessly from the United States during the McCarthy era. "