I te 1972, i whakawhiwhia e te Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ki a Chaplin he Tohu Whakahonore, e kite ana a Robinson he tohu na Amerika "i hiahia ki te whakatika". I ruarua a Chaplin i te tuatahi mo te whakaae engari i whakatau ia ki te hoki ki te US mo te wa tuatahi i roto i te 20 tau. I kukume te haerenga ki te nui o te purongo, a, i te Academy Awards gala, i whakawhiwhia ki a ia te 12-meneti e tu ana, te roa rawa o te hitori o te Academy. He tino aro nui, i whakaae a Chaplin ki tana tohu mo "te paanga kaore e taea te whakatau i a ia ki te hanga i nga pikitia pikitia te ahua toi o tenei rautau". Ahakoa he mahere tonu a Chaplin mo nga kaupapa kiriata a muri ake nei, i te waenganui o nga tau 1970, he tino ngoikore ia. He maha atu nga whiu i pa ki a ia, i uaua ai ia ki te whakawhitiwhiti korero, ana ia ki te whakamahi i te tuuru wira.
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