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“The Great Dictator” (Movie Review-10/16/40)
Microfiche-New York Times archives, McHenry Library, U.C. Santa Cruz
| 10/16/40
| Bosley Crowther
Posted on 10/16/2010 5:55:45 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson

TOPICS: History; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: moviereview; realtime
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posted on
10/16/2010 5:57:12 AM PDT
by
Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
To: Homer_J_Simpson
The irony is that he thought a communist dictator would be better.
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posted on
10/16/2010 5:59:23 AM PDT
by
SC_Pete
To: Homer_J_Simpson
To: Homer_J_Simpson
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posted on
10/16/2010 7:24:50 AM PDT
by
CougarGA7
(It take a village to raise an idiot.)
To: Homer_J_Simpson
That was really great.
You can see where many of today’s entertainers got their inspiration. Mel Brooks comes to mind.
Thanks again.
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posted on
10/16/2010 8:40:25 AM PDT
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it.)
To: SC_Pete; Homer_J_Simpson; CougarGA7
The Great Dictator was a terrible movie. When first conceived, it was intended to be an anti-Nazi movie. However, during production, Chaplin’s master signed the Non-Aggression Pact with Hitler, so the tone had to change, and the message got a bit...”confused.” At the end of the movie, Chaplin informs his viewers “This is not our fight” in a plea to not come to the aid of Britain. It appears the movie was released about 9 months too soon. Otherwise, it would once again have been virulently anti-Nazi.
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10/17/2010 1:22:08 PM PDT
by
henkster
(A broken government does not merit full faith and credit.)
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