Movie

A King in New York

80%Critics15 reviews73%Audience89 reviews

7.3374average critics score, out of 1019571h 45mG

ComedyDrama

When King Igor Shahdov (Charles Chaplin) flees the revolutionaries of Estonia, he arrives in New York City with almost nothing. With a theater background, Shahdov finds work in TV commercials. But when he befriends 10-year-old Rupert Macabee (Michael Chaplin) and the boy's communist parents, the U.S. House Un-American Activities Committee deems Shahdov a communist and arrests Rupert's family. Enraged at American paranoia, Shahdov fights the HUAC for the family's freedom.

Directed by:

Charlie Chaplin