Summaries

A look at the parallel lives of Charles Chaplin and Adolf Hitler and how they crossed with the creation of The Great Dictator (1940).

Explores the making of Charles Chaplin's first "talkie" The Great Dictator (1940) and draws many things that between Chaplin and Hitler had in common. The film contains colour home movie footage of the film's production which where shot by Charles' brother Sydney. These never before seen films were discovered by his daughter Victoria while looking though an old suitcase she found in the basement. The raw footage gives us an alternate insight to Chaplin's classic film which started production years before Adolf Hitler was seen as a major threat in the western world.—Luke Winterton <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • charlie chaplin character
  • voice over narration
  • satire
  • war filmmaking
  • news reel
Genres
  • History
  • War
  • Biography
  • Documentary
Release date Feb 13, 2002
Countries of origin United Kingdom
Official sites Instagram
Language English German
Production companies British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Spiegel TV Photoplay Productions

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 56m
Color Color Black and White
Sound mix Stereo
Aspect ratio 1.33 : 1

Synopsis

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