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Charlie is a private with dreams of becoming a war hero by going behind enemy lines.
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Genre: Comedy, War
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Original Language: English
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Director: Charlie Chaplin
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Producer: Charlie Chaplin
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Writer: Charlie Chaplin
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Release Date (Theaters): original
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Whether you served in the military or just learned to march in high school band, you'll appreciate the opening gags in boot camp with new recruit Charlie. The next thing Charlie knows, he's heading to the front lines of WWI "Over There." From a flooding bunk room off of the trenches, to waiting for presents from home, and engaging with the German enemy Charlie must mature as a soldier quickly. Loyal Underwood as the short German officer is blustery and funny. And like Sergeant York, Doughboy Charlie somehow manages to single-handedly surround a troop of Germans. Chaplin's brother and Purviance join him again in a later plot to capture someone higher up in the German command. Charlie becomes a supremely confidant soldier, but is it only wishful thinking.
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The "Little Tramp" wardrobe is missing from this one, as soldier Charlie becomes an unlikely World War I hero. The funniest sequences involve struggling to sleep in a flooded barracks and spying on the Germans via a tree disguise.
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A mildly amusing, yet ultimately forgetful early film from the master of comedy, Charlie Chaplin. Sadly, Charlie's not on his A-game in this one. Most of the gags were uncreative and uninspired. However, no matter how mediocre it is, I can't bring myself to fail anything from Chaplin. He's as charming as usual, but it's the rest of the film falls flat. If you want great Chaplin, watch City Lights or Modern Times!
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Good Chaplin short with an adventure feel into it, but I'm a tad little disappointed when he found out that all of it's only a dream. Charlie Chaplin used wet, and claustrophobic trenches to emphasize the soldiers' hardships during wartime. The "fake tree" sequence was a classic, though.
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