
Long-lost Charlie Chaplin film meticulously restored after 100 years
Andrew Paul
created: June 29, 2025, 6:20 p.m. | updated: July 9, 2025, 6:21 p.m.
A recent example is the official 4K restoration of one of Charlie Chaplin’s most famous and beloved titles, The Gold Rush.
‘He transformed it’Almost 100 years ago, Charlie Chaplin released one of his most iconic works, The Gold Rush.
Chaplin cut roughly 16 minutes from the original Gold Rush to a tight 72-minute runtime.
They eventually amassed enough material, and in 1993, began combining the salvaged reels with a copy of the 1942 Gold Rush print.
Meanwhile, the widespread adoption of digital communications streamlined the ability for archivists to continue their Gold Rush prospecting.
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