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Narukami
Excellent choices.
And Chaplin's The Great Dictator -- a masterpiece.
This from the BBC:
THE TRAMP AND THE DICTATOR
Charlie Chaplin had more in common with Adolf Hitler than a small moustache; both men were born within a week of each other in April 1889 and they both endured a tough childhood. Both men changed from being the best loved to the most hated men in their time.
The Nazis mistakenly believed Chaplin to be Jewish. In a 1934 anti-Semitic propaganda leaflet Chaplin is described as a "disgusting Jewish acrobat". Chaplin knew about the pamphlet and it is believed that it prompted him to make The Great Dictator, an incredibly daring film that laughed in the face of the totalitarian regimes and the hardship they inflicted.
The documentary features black-and-white archive footage of Hitler's rallies and excerpts from The Great Dictator, interspersed with interviews with film critics, historians and a contemporary of Hitler. However the most remarkable footage is some colour film, showing the making of The Great Dictator, which was found in a suitcase in the cellar of Chaplin's Swiss home.
The film, hailed as one of the most significant finds in recent cinematic history, reveals that Chaplin planned a completely different ending to his satire on Nazi Germany. The famous last reel in which Chaplin looks into the camera and makes a heartfelt plea for world peace, was actually an 11th-hour innovation to resolve technical problems.
Shot by Chaplin's elder brother Sydney the footage also challenges the idea that the Oscar winner was a mild-mannered professional who always kept his cool. At one stage, he is shown berating an assistant director who failed to complete a scene on time.
The Great Dictator ended up making twice as much as Chaplin's other films which were already breaking all box-office records at the time. But did Hitler ever see it? Screenwriter Budd Schulberg, who was present at the Nuremberg trials, noticed that the title was mentioned twice in a list of films that had been sent to Hitler; moreover, an eyewitness who was a member of Hitler's inner circle at the time is absolutely convinced that he did see it
The Tramp and the Dictator
Great Britain, 2002, 58 min
Directors Kevin Brownlow, Michael Kloft
Executive Producer Thorsten Pollfuss
Producer Patrick Stanbury
Screenwriters Kevin Brownlow, Christopher Bird
Cinematographers James Miller, Andre Dekker
Editor Christopher Bird
Music Timothy Brock
Cast Walter Bernstein, Ray Bradbury, Sydney Chaplin, Al Hirschfeld, Stanley Kauffmann, Sidney Lumet, Arthur Schlesinger Jr., Budd Schulberg
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Narukami
Quote:an eyewitness who was a member of Hitler's inner circle at the time is absolutely convinced that he did see it
Wow. I am glad that you mentioned this.
OMG those are awesome! HAHAHAHA!
....well , most of the clips seem to be blocked in Germany because of copyrighting
( .....has the 4th Reich been comin and I didn't know ?!)
My favourites would be :
"Händäääs auzzz !" / "Zell fones off !!!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLReOObc7...re=related
and
"Där Bonkär/Zee Bonkerr"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rupg2XJ4z...re=related
(sadly ..... only a part of it -- and I've been looking for the English version in vain -- there IS one, because I got one on CD :mrgreen: )Well, Grammar Nazis still got me giggling .......
and Springtime For Hitler --- man, you simply can't beat Mel Brooks for a classical sick humor, can't you ?!
I must confess, there are moments when I'm enjoying this forum ....:mrgreen:
Greez
Simplex
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