A King in New York (1957)

110 min · Komödie, comedy film, comedy of manners, drama film, satirical film

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Directors

Charlie Chaplin

Cast

Charlie Chaplin, Maxine Audley, Jerry Desmonde, Oliver Johnston, Dawn Addams, Sidney James

The story

Deposed by revolution in his home country of Estrovia, King Igor Shahdov comes to New York City almost broke, his securities having been stolen by his own prime minister. He tries to contact the Atomic Energy Commission with his ideas for using atomic power to create a utopia. At a televised dinner party, Shahdov reveals that he has had some experience in the theatre.

Catalogue themes and tags

Parody, Comedy of manners, Black-and-white, Period piece, Satire, Drama, Comedy

Genres

Komödie, comedy film, comedy of manners, drama film, satirical film

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