Film · 2016

Looking for Charlie: Or, the Day the Clown Died

Name: Looking for Charlie: Or, the Day the Clown Died
Director: Brett Sanders
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2016-01-01

Directed by Brett Sanders

Documentary

A documentary which explores the lives and tragic deaths of Marceline Orbes and Francis "Slivers" Oakley, the suicidal clowns who inspired Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton.

Cast

Charlie Chaplin

Self (archive footage)

Buster Keaton

Self (archive footage)

Mark Cousins

Self - Interviewee

Darren R. Reid

Self - Host

Brett Sanders

Self - Host

Jordan Wallace

Francis 'Slivers' Oakley

Robin Jones

Marceline Orbes

Lewis Sillett

Buster

Elizabeth Hagyard

Mrs. Orbes

Marceline Orbes

Self (archive footage)

Crew

Director: Brett Sanders, Darren R. Reid
Writer: Brett Sanders, Darren R. Reid

Details

Release: January 1, 2016

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