The Tramp and the Dictator

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marc G @RT97369140 Sep 29, 2026 This is an absolute gem. With Hitler on a genocidal campaign to enslave the world--against the advice of the Hollywood elite--the courageous Chaplain labored for 559 days to create his highest grossing, most acclaimed, and most important work in cinema--an unabashed satire of Hitler and the 3rd Reich where Chaplain plays Adenoid Hynkel, the unmistakable parody of Adolf Hitler. Yes, it's funny, in fact hysterical, but it's far more than that. Played all over the world, humiliating the manical fascists (Mussolini doesn't escape either as Benzino Napaloni) gave strength to the resistance everywhere. Of course banned in Germany, Hitler himself is said to have watched it--twice. This is not, of course, the movie--the Great Dictator--but a beautiful documentary of its making with stunning archival footage and interviews from people who lived through the war and the movie. Don't miss this one, just too good. See more Mar 26, 2013 http://filmreviewsnsuch.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-great-dictator.html See more Mar 14, 2013 This documentary is a special feature on The Great Dictator DVDs. Kenneth Branagh narrates this dual biography of Charlie Chaplin and Adolf Hitler. It is coincidental that they had anything in common. This really illustrates how different they were despite the mustaches. The most interesting part about Hitler was how he used the medium of film to spread his hateful propaganda more widely than his public speeches could. The movie spends more time on Chaplin though and how a concept for a Napoleon picture morphed into a more urgent film about a certain contemporary dictator. This doc contains some behind the scenes color footage from Charlie's brother Sydney's home movie camera of The Great Dictator, which is included more fully on the Criterion Collection disc as well. There are a wide variety of interview subjects discussing the lives of both of these men. See more Read all reviews

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