Tempi moderni (1936) in streaming su altadefinizione Un gregge di pecore va al pascolo, una folla di operai va in fabbrica. Così inizia la storia di Charlot operaio, addetto all’avvitamento dei bulloni. Dopo essere usato come cavia per la dimostrazione di un meccanismo da usare per evitare la pausa pranzo dei lavoratori, torna alla catena di montaggio. Lì perde il tempo e si ritrova ingoiato dalle macchine. Licenziato, inizia una serie di lavori occasionali, poi conosce una ragazza e...
Un grande Chaplin contro la civiltà dei consumi, in anticipo di mezzo secolo sulla realtà. Un film quasi muto in piena epoca del sonoro, ma dove i rumori aggiungono significato alle immagini e le voci provengono solo da macchine e altoparlanti.
Cast
Charlie ChaplinThe Tramp (A Factory Worker)
Paulette GoddardA Gamin
Henry BergmanCafe Proprietor
Tiny SandfordBig Bill
Chester ConklinMechanic
Hank MannBurglar
Stanley BlystoneGamin's Father
Al Ernest GarciaPresident of the Electro Steel Corp.
Richard AlexanderPrison Cellmate
Cecil ReynoldsMinister
Mira McKinneyMinister's Wife
Murdock MacQuarrieJ. Widdecombe Billows
Wilfred LucasJuvenile Officer
Edward LeSaintSheriff Couler
Fred MalatestaCafe Head Waiter
Sammy SteinTurbine Operator
Juana SuttonWoman with Buttoned Bosom
Ted OliverBillows' Assistant
Norman AinsleyBillows' Silent Assistant (uncredited)
Walter BaconShopkeeper (uncredited)
Bobby BarberWorker (uncredited)
Heinie ConklinAssembly Line Worker Next to Big Bill (uncredited)
Gloria DeHavenGamin's Sister (uncredited)
Gloria DelsonGamin's Sister (uncredited)
Pat FlahertyJail Guard (uncredited)
Frank HagneyShipbuilder (uncredited)
Chuck HamiltonWorker (uncredited)
Pat HarmonPaddywagon Policeman (uncredited)
Lloyd IngrahamFrustrated Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Walter JamesAssembly Line Foreman (uncredited)
Edward KimballDoctor (uncredited)
Jack LowWorker (uncredited)
Buddy MessingerCigar Counterman (uncredited)
Bruce MitchellPaddy Wagon Policeman (uncredited)
Frank MoranConvict (uncredited)
James C. MortonAssembly Line Relief Man (uncredited)
Dorothy MuellerWoman in Crowd (uncredited)
Louis NatheauxBurglar (uncredited)
J. C. NugentDepartment Store Section Manager (uncredited)
Russ PowellGypsy in Police Patrol Wagon (uncredited)
