Charlie chaplin the essanay comedies dvd in 1914, the great charlie chaplin signed a one year contract with the essanay film manufacturing company for what was then an unprecedented salary'. '.strtoupper('s')hooting in its california and chicago studios, he went on to make 16 films that established him as the world's favourite screen comedian'. '.strtoupper('u')nlike other screen stars at the time, chaplin retained complete creative control over his films, from writing to casting and directing'. '.strtoupper('d')espite the strain that put on his relationship with essanay, this fruitful period of his career saw him evolve his style, resulting in seminal works such as the tramp, the bank and the champion'. '.strtoupper('t')he result of a 12 year project, led by lobster films and the cineteca di bologna, this comprehensive two disc dvd collection features 16 films, fully restored, presented alongside exclusive special features never before released in the uk'. '.strtoupper('f')ilms his new job a night out the champion in the park a jitney elopement the tramp by the sea his regeneration work a woman the bank shanghaied a night in the show a burlesque on carmen police'! '.strtoupper('t')riple trouble special features all films fully restored in high definition charlie chaplin the long year at essanay 2016, 23 mins newly produced video essay presented by writer and broadcaster glenn mitchell charlie's triple trouble c1944, 15 mins the re released british version of chaplin's film triple trouble a burlesque on carmen 1951, 35 mins containing additional footage filmed after chaplin s departure from essanay'. '.strtoupper('t')his version features a commentary by comedian peter sellers, which was used for the film's british re release charlie butts in c1920, 10 mins short compilation of out takes and alternative shots from chaplin's 1915 film a night out fully illustrated booklet with essays by frank scheide, new writing by glenn mitchell and vic pratt, and full film credits usa 1915 1916 black and white silent, with english intertitles and music 386 minutes original aspect ratio 1.331 cert u contains mild comic violence dvd9 x 2 pal dolby digital 2.0 stereo audio 320kbps region 2 running time 386 minutes region region 2 release date 23 jan'. '.strtoupper('2')017