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Information
- Year
- 1940
- Runtime
- 125 min.
- Director
- Charles Chaplin
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy, War
- Rating *
- 8.5
- Votes *
- 143,220
- Checks
- 27,029
- Favs
- 2,473
- Dislikes
- 104
- Favs/checks
- 9.1% (1:11)
- Favs/dislikes
- 24:1
Top comments
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dchauvin
I think people who treat this as a comedy miss the point. To me it's a serious satire with a message that remains potent to this day, thanks to the incredible speech at the end. The gags are somewhat secondary, but charming nonetheless. To make such a film at the time that he did speaks volumes about Chaplin's boldness as a filmmaker.
Having only seen Chaplin's earlier silent work I thought it was a real joy seeing him talk - he does so in such an endearing manner that it never at all seems out of place, and even fits naturally with the more slapstick scenes.
I also happened to think this is one of Chaplin's best aged pieces, but perhaps that's just me. 11 years 5 months ago -
WhiteSox1
Obviously not his best comedic film, but still love that speech at the end. Funny how it still completely resonates today, yet no one is listening. 12 years 6 months ago -
twistedthursday
To think that Chaplin was initially against synchronized sound in film! His speech at the end wouldn't be possible without it. 9 years 2 months ago
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