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Histoire(s) du cinéma: Toutes les histoires (1988) (V)
References
The Floorwalker (1916)
 -  Chaplin recreates trouble with the escalator.
The Rink (1916)
À nous la liberté (1931)
Referenced in
Der Fuehrer's Face (1942)
 -  Donald Duck behind the conveyor belt looks very much like Charlie Chaplin in the factory behind the conveyor belt.
Smashing Time (1967)
Take the Money and Run (1969)
Bananas (1971)
"Saturday Night Live: Art Garfunkel/Stephen Bishop (#3.13)" (1978)
 -  remade as silent movie 'Modern Crimes'
La boum (1980)
"Unknown Chaplin" (1983)
'A' gai wak (1983)
 -  Jackie Chan stuck on engineering wheels just like Chaplin.
Brazil (1985)
 -  A few of the shots involving the robot about 15 min. into the movie are homages to the "eating machine" in Modern Times. The "split desk" scene later in the film could also be looked at as a reference.
"Unser Auto wird 100: Der Tod fährt mit (#1.12)" (1985)
 -  made a comparation with it
Withnail & I (1987)
 -  A poster is visible in Marwood & Withnail's apartment early in the film.
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988) (TV)
 -  Mentioned in Chaplin clip
Nuovo cinema Paradiso (1988)
 -  Mentioned in the dialogue between Salvatore and Alfredo as a film going to be projected that night and why Alfredo could never forget it.
RoboCop 2 (1990)
 -  The scene in which RoboCop 2 is demonstrated copies the scene where the force-feeding machine is demonstrated.
The Untouchables (1991) (VG)
 -  poster featured in game
Career Opportunities (1991)
 -  The scene in the department store featuring both roller skates and burglars
The Turning (1992)
Aspects of Love (1993) (TV)
The Last Party (1993)
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses (1994)
 -  In the factory scene Aki Kaurismäki imitates Chaplin in Modern Times
The Champagne Safari (1995)
The Tunnel (2001/I)
La meglio gioventù (2003)
 -  There is a poster of it in the house that nicola lives in
Kathy Griffin Is... Not Nicole Kidman (2005) (TV)
Le cinéma passe à table (2005) (TV)
 -  This Movie is mentioned verbally briefly
Waitress (2007)
 -  The last shot of Jenna and Lulu walking off is a direct visual quotation of Chaplin's iconic ending in Modern Times (particularly) but also in The Tramp and The Circus.
"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: (#8.40)" (2009)
 -  Included in a $5,000 question
Featured in
Por primera vez (1967)
 -  screened for people
The 44th Annual Academy Awards (1972) (TV)
Precious Images (1986)
Chaplin (1992)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995) (TV)
100 Years of Comedy (1997) (V)
 -  Clip shown.
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies (1998) (TV)
 -  This film is #81 on the list.
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (2000) (TV)
 -  This film is #33 on the list.
The Tramp and the Dictator (2002) (V)
Chaplin Today: Modern Times (2003) (TV)
 -  clips are shown
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (2003)
 -  Clip
"Troldspejlet: (#31.1)" (2004)
 -  DVD release reviewed + footage used
"20 to 1: Memorable Movie Characters (#3.11)" (2006)
 -  Clips shown in a segment on Charlie Chaplin's character The Tramp.
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition (2007) (TV)
 -  This film is #78 on the list.

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