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68% Critic Match
Shoulder Arms
“Unprecedented in film annals!”
6.8 / 10• 1918• 36m•NR• English
ComedyWar
Storyline
An American doughboy, stationed in France during the Great War, goes on a daring mission behind enemy lines and becomes a hero.
Cast & Crew
Charlie Chaplin
Doughboy
Lead
Edna Purviance
The Girl
Sydney Chaplin
Charlie's Comrade / The Kaiser
Loyal Underwood
Short German Officer
Henry Bergman
Fat Whiskered German Soldier / The Kaiser's General / Bartender
Tom Wilson
Dumb German Wood-Cutter
Albert Austin
American Soldier / Clean Shaven German Soldier / Bearded German Soldier
JW
Jack Wilson
Crown Prince
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Charlie Chaplin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Shoulder Arms is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
