Whether for legal reasons or for artistic decisions, there are film projects that have not come to fruition. Great directors like Quentin Tarantino , Tim Burton and even Charles Chaplin decided to send their films to the last minute guillotine.
While some of these stories arouse our curiosity, and we would have liked to see them, there are others that are surely better forgotten.
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Little is known about the silent film produced by Charlie Chaplin in 1926. It is said that it was beautifully filmed, but its plot was so boring that Chaplin himself burned all the copies in 1933. The film was shown only once, behind the famous director, before a select audience of critics.
Read more »While some of these stories arouse our curiosity, and we would have liked to see them, there are others that are surely better forgotten.
For you to decide, We present the story of 5 movies that were destroyed before reaching the cinemas :
1. Woman of the sea
Little is known about the silent film produced by Charlie Chaplin in 1926. It is said that it was beautifully filmed, but its plot was so boring that Chaplin himself burned all the copies in 1933. The film was shown only once, behind the famous director, before a select audience of critics.