The Great Dictator is a comedy film directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin. First released in October 1940, it was Chaplin's first true talking picture, and more importantly was the only major film of its period to bitterly satirize Nazism and Adolf Hitler. The film is unusual for its period, as the United States was still formally at peace with Nazi Germany.
Chaplin's film advanced a stirring, controversial condemnation of Hitler, fascism, antisemitism, and the Nazis, the latter of whom he excoriates in the film as "machine men, with machine minds and machine hearts". The film was Chaplin's first "talkie", as well as his most commercially successful film.
This video directed to a dramatic plea for democratic values. The greatest speech of democracy I would say! What a fantastic video! I have never seen this film and Chaplin's performance is inspiring here. May he rest in peace!
THE GREAT DICTATOR STARRING AND DIRECTED BY CHARLIE CHAPLIN
THE GREAT DICTATOR STARRING AND DIRECTED BY CHARLIE CHAPLIN Fantastic scene:
2 comments:
Malaysia is one of the nation in the world that still having the 'hollow democracy! Agree?
haha... yes bro... even i wrote about that topic before,
read here-
Malaysia’s Hollow Democracy (Part One)- http://malaysiansunited.blogspot.com/2009/02/malaysias-hollow-democracy-malaysiakini_07.html
and here
Malaysia’s Hollow Democracy (Part Two) - The "Fear" Days Begin-
http://malaysiansunited.blogspot.com/2009/05/malaysias-hollow-democracy-part-two.html
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