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This extraordinary film evokes a seminal moment in cinema history: the rise of the creative genius of Charlie Chaplin. His iconic characters, from the era of silent movies, sum up what was most moving and inventive in the emerging cinematic arts. The film explores the factors that led his almost instant popular success to become a universal image, the silhouette, that is recognizable to this day.

Birth of the Tramp is a 2013 documentary with a runtime of 1 hour. It has received mostly positive reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 7.0.