Are you paying attention? Good Morning, Are you paying attention? Unit 8: World War II Est. 1869 March 7th, 1941 Price 6d The Great Dictator b Chaplin's First 'Talkie' The Great Dictator is an American comedy drama and anti-Nazi film starring, written, produced, scored, and directed by Charlie Chaplin. It is his first 'talking' picture, as well as his most commerically successful motion picture. Controversial Film Was Well Received in the United States and U.K The picture was a complete satire of fascism. It was a contemporary criticism of Hitler's rise to power. At its full release, the United States was still formally at peace with Nazi Germany. Film Advanced a Stirring, Condemnation of Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini's fascism Italy, antisemitism, and the Nazis, whom he mocks in the film as “. machine men, with machine minds, and machine hearts”. 1

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The Plot Rescues Meanwhile After waking up Begins in WWI After the Crash Meanwhile After waking up Begins in WWI During those 20 years Adenoid Hynkel (also Chaplin)...comes to power in Tomania and persecutes Jews The barber has no idea what has happened Returns to life at his shop in the ghetto Is Jewish and in danger of being persecuted Chaplin is an army private Fights for the nation of Tomania Saves an officer named Schultz Is in a plane crash Schultz is okay Chaplin's character spends 20 years in a hospital 4