America wasn't ready to see Charlie Chaplin play Hitler
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- Опубліковано 23 сер 2022
- Charlie Chaplin's first sound picture, "The Great Dictactor" was an overtly satirical anti-war film released when Hitler's armies were marching across Europe during the Second World War.
In the film, Chaplin's unnamed Jewish barber character is mistaken for his other character, Adenoid Hynkel, Dictator of Tomania (and flat-out Adolf Hitler caricature). To save his own skin, the Jewish barber is compelled to deliver a speech at a Tomanian victory parade.
That speech is now regarded as one of the greatest monologues in cinema history. Chaplin's impassioned speech decried war and pleaded for brotherhood and goodwill among all men.
But at that early stage of the war, American opinions of Hitler were at best ambivalent and anti-semitism was socially acceptable. Chaplin's overtly critical film added to the FBI's suspicions that he was a communist and a Jew. This, together with his penchant for having relationships with much younger women resulted in Chaplin being banned from returning to America in 1953, and so he lived out the rest of his life exiled from Hollywood, in Switzerland.
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Man was silent his entire career and left everyone speechless when he spoke once
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I just wrote for you to see how much like you got
He was a pedo..
Ahaha that's true
Once? I'm sure he talked more.
Being kicked out of America, and "forced" to live in Switzerland sounds like a reward more than a punishment. Switzerland is stunning.
Minus the fact it was the rape capital of the world a few years back paired with out if control immigration yes absolutely stunning.
give me convenience or give me death pfp?
Chaplin: “I don’t like Hitler.”
US Government: “idk man, you’re probably a Jew.”
He was a Jew.
@@francograpelli3060and? He can be a Jew
@@tommythetemplarno he can’t
More like “sounds like c o m m u n i s m buckaroo”.
Some things never change.
Fun fact- he actually started filming the movie before the war started.
Fun fact: he says it in the video
@@ChickenSDS he meant Charlie started filming The Great Dictator in 1938 before ww2 has broke out, you're talking about the release date you're not being clever as you think
The release date was in 1939 or 1940 which would probably mean that they recorded it in 1938. So yea..
Germany Annex part of Czechoslovakia and very likely invaded Poland before the film was finished
They did Charlie wrong
Yeah age is just a number...
Who's 'they'?
Nope... Didn't think it would get an answer.
Wdym?
@@292Nigel
Das Juden
@Jonah the procrastinator
So why doesn't he state that then? Being vague in this context is not helpful. He's left it open to interpretation.
My favorite speech ever especially the second half of it.
The second half is the most dangerous. There are people manipulating the UN (and like Schwab in the UN) who are actually the most anti-democratic people on the planet. They are using the UN and elite politicians to create the kind of globalization and regime that Hitler and Stalin wanted. It is just that this time the they are using political, economic and media control to ensure that their agenda is being furthered and most ironically anyone who disagrees is labelled dangerous, or xenophobic or crazy just like the Canadian truckers or the Dutch farmers. But it is the WEF etc who are the real dangers. They are pushing the agenda already that by 2030 they want to reduce the ordinary people to "You will have nothing, but you WILL be happy 😊!" Just like the North Koreans already have nothing but have to pretend to be happy or suffer retribution for betraying the state (actually someone who's family name always seems to be Kim.
The brotherhood of man and no borders and such like sounds fine until you find that you are actually imprisoned in a 15 minute city and need permission to actually go anywhere except within your 15 minute lock down area.
Probably another reason why America hated it too.
It saddens me that a speech that brought me to tears the first time I heard it was treated with ambivalence and exile from America when the movie was released.
Ah yes, Switzerland, home of the exiled
Home of the RICH* exiled.
Victor korchnoi, former chess champion as well resided there after leaving the soviet union
Tina Turner even moved to Switzerland and had citizenship until she just passed recently. She felt more welcomed there than in America
And Lenin
When rich
I visited his house in Switzerland, which is turned into a museum, a few days ago. Very interesting to see how the once most famous man in the world lived.
I would love to see it for myself! Must have been a profound experience.
Hitler's house? Wow that would be amazing to see! Did you get any souvenirs? Armband, replica war medals? You were blessed to step into the same building as this famous man.
@@joel.ha. what
@@PhilipThompson I can highly recommend. I did the same three days ago. It was bitter sweet- the house looks so welcoming, it feels like he just left and will come back any minute. And the garden- don’t get me started on his beautiful garden. It was the most beautiful and peaceful place I have ever seen in my entire life
@@joel.ha. he’s talking about chaplain’s house …
I don’t think a lot of people nowadays have a clue how much bravery it took for him at that time to make that movie.. He was not just an artistic genius but also an admirably bold human being. He came from nothing and risked everything. His hard earned, miraculous career/wealth, new homeland and life, his reputation and status in Hollywood. He didn’t have to. He did it, because he was a humanist and an honorable, courageous man. He will always be loved and admired.
Truly agree 🫡
A penchant for much younger women in Hollywood! Who’d a thunk it eh?
@Creatine Breadstick why don't you use your real name, instead of messing with someone else's?
the age of consent was different back then
It was common knowledge since all his wives were very young when he married them.
13 years old in that time, around the world, were not brats watching tiktoks or throwing tantrums about their school home work, rather they cooked, cleaned, did everything as a grown woman including getting married and having kids.
@HenryTownsmyth justifying pedophilia eh? Classy
It wasn't his first sound picture. He had modern times 4 years before the great dictator in 1936, the main difference though is in modern times he used sounds very sparingly and methodically, only having any form of talking through a secondary medium like a radio. And when he did talk, (which was the first time his character talked at all), he was singing jibberish. Since because his character was fully developed and intended for silent films, there wasn't anything to be said.
And yes I'm a nerd.
*The Great Dictator* is his first official "talkie," though.
@@spencerfrankclayton4348 Officially maybe but by technicallity it wasn't
Never argue with a genuine nerd.
I came down here to say the same thing!
@@spencerfrankclayton4348 not really the other guy mentioned that his first talkie was called modern times
The speech at the end of the movie was straight FACTS and is just as relevant today as it was in the 1940's
That really was a great speech truly
I can see why the evil man took a image from Charlie Chaplin. The mustache.
Sounds like he lost his Fame and got LABELED Because.........
HE SPOKE HIS MIND....
Yeah more or less
This makes that speech even more incredible.
this is one of the best speeches I've ever heard in cinema.
What a shame, America.
Truly one of the most important speeches no one has ever heard, you can feel sincere altruism and veracity of every word.
Everyone was being accused of being a communist back in the day, especially individuals with character and influence.
Modern Times was actually the first Chaplin film with a soundtrack. It was the first time many ever heard Chaplin speak, although prior to this Chaplin did speak in a newsreel about his visit to his native England.
Yes, indeed.. Although in Modern Times Chaplin speaking was in the form of singing his 'nonsense song' which itself was intended as a jab again talkies, which he delayed adopting for as long as he could.
@@PhilipThompson The way Chaplin used sound in Modern Times was genius! Notice how all of the dialog was by or through machinery? How prophetic! It certainly foresaw the communication practices of today -- and the breakdown of human communication.
The only one he sung in, but not the first one with a soundtrack... The Boy had a musical sountrack that is indeed very good and it came out in 1921
"aMeRiCa iS nOt FaScIsT"
May I inquire about your definition of fascism?
@@nelsonmeier7861 Inb4 "You cannot define fascism" response from Op
@@NoFlu when exactly did I say you couldn't?
@@nelsonmeier7861 Not talking about you, I was talking about the OP/Original Poster of the comment.
@@nelsonmeier7861 FASCISM: You have two cows. The government
takes one away and presses it into military service.
COMMUNISM: You have two cows. The
government takes both of them and gives you part
of the milk.
CAPITALISM -- AMERICAN: You have two
cows. You sell one of them, and buy a bull. The
cow and bull have a great love life; you sell the
movie rights to Hollywood. Then you go into real
estate.
NAZISM: You have two cows. The government
takes both and then shoots you.
And were still doing the same thing to people these days..
I don't think you can compare a celebrity getting dunked on for making anti-semitic/homophobic/transphobic comments on Twitter to Charlie Chaplin being exiled from America on suspicion of being a communist and a Jew... _for criticizing literal nazis._
Absolutely.
And now in name of tolerance
How much ironic humanity can get?
Calls out those who claim to fight for liberty only to enslaves its own people*
Gets banned from the land of the free
Uh oh
That was the greatest moment I ever witnessed. For a second, I thought it was the real thing.
I'm his first speaking role he gives the greatest speech in all human history... Thank you Mr Chaplin
What a dam legend. Wish I could be around for a thousand years to see another comedian like him arise.
And in that one short, it shows why the US government is often seen by other countries to have their collective heads so far up their behinds, they can see out their own mouthes. Too stupid to tell the difference between a great actor playing a part from a scrip, and reality. I bet the person who actually wrote that part of the script was completely ignored.
Charlie wrote the script.
He was the actor, writer and director for most of his films.
He wrote that speech from the heart. Another speech like it will never be written.
"Satire is the sign of a healthy society!" - Edward Toulon, Puppet Master 3
I LOVE this movie. I think it is amazingly accurate for a pre-WWII film. With its depiction you would think it was post WWII not pre. I think ALL high school and college classes that teach WWII should show this movie.
We owe Charlie Chaplin a great deal of gratitude for making that film!! Charlie Chaplin new what was happening and the cost of standing idle🌞
Flat earth confirmed!
That speech in the great dictator really is great though
not an anti-war film....an anti-fascist film
How wars can kill legends
A girl being 16 back then isn't a huge deal. Now, yes. But then....that's practically too old in 1920 😂
I mean if the fbi during the second world war deemed it immoral then i dont think it wasnt that big of a deal
To be fair, this film came out during the US Great Depression where everyone was so beaten down and angry that they were looking for someone to blame and would take out their emotions on anyone. But his “cattle led to slaughter” speech is untouchable as it accurately describes how desperate young men who were/are (myself included) to find a way to prove ourselves as men.
Not one of the greatest monologues. It was the geatest monologue.
Anarchism not being confused with anomie is a vital answer to the question how humanity can survive this century. Fascism and parliamentary capitalism are not!
"Wait, equality?!?! Take down this movie this offends me! And kick out this Jew! Ah, the land of the free is finally free!"
Thank you for your fascinating presentation 🏆
Two multiplication signs were cool
When i start a cult political party bent on world domination, I'm going to use a giant ampersand on my flag. There's definitely a lot of cool overlooked math symbols that should be incorporated into propaganda
He suits the character with the moustache
Typical american attitude didn't Mccarthy have something to do with this ban.
McCarthy wasn't personally involved I don't think. The HUAC was a committee established by the House of Representatives, whereas McCarthy was a senator. "McCarthyism", i.e. The Communist witch hunt was very much a factor.
McCarthy was right.
@@co.1157
McCarthy can burn in Hell for all I care
@@viktorthevictor6240 Ok, communism has failed every place it has been implemented.
@@co.1157 About what? His lists certainly were a work of fiction.
The speech given by him in this movie is probably the greatest of all speeches in cinema
Great way to go out.
Charlie Chaplin will be remembered. Without being in Hollywood. But Hollywood stars will be forgotten
Hitler must’ve been pissed
His end speech did have a lot of communist messages behind it.
No just pro democratic and anti facist
Stick to your guns has a song called “I choose nothing” that uses that speech as part of the intro. It used to get me so riled up and I found out it was from this recently. Listening to the speech is just as intense as that song. I’d recommend it to anyone that sees this even if you’re not into metal or hardcore music
The only other speech that invokes the same emotions is Pale Blue Dot...
I've memorize both...
Interesting!
Every word of that speech is true!
His co-writer for that speech and second unit director for the film Daniel Lewis James WAS blacklisted by HUAC in 1951
I literally listen to the dictators speech on repeat like it’s a song!!
Pragmatism/Idealism
This speech makes me cry every time
Imagine telling a 9 year old to “grow up”
I really cannot with this child exploitation ✨
I remember this movie at 1940
The ally troops were able to laugh at the demon because of this movie. Was helpful for morale.
Adenoid Hinkel indeed. WW2 vets ran my world in the 1960's. They didn't like to watch this movie or even talk about it because many saw it right before the worst time of their life.
I wouldn’t say it’s one of the best is the best
Yes he was an overt socialist. Though I am pretty sure he was not a Marxist leninist/ussr style communist party member. I think he was more of democratic socialist or an anarcho-communist.
Until he returned to recieve a Life Time Acheivment Award @ the Oscars 1972(?)
Plot Twist: They were EVERYTHING they accused Chaplin of being.
He did date much younger women but the cia made most of the stuff up to have him kicked out. The lady he had supposedly been with was declared insane awhile after
He knocked up and married his second wife at the age of 16. Not CIA propoganda, but a well-documented fact.
Few Seconds ago i listened to Chaplins speech to the mankind.
"did you know that Charlie Chaplin Had this jew in him"
The speech in the great dictator should be compulsory viewing by every politician in every country, then we can just hope they take on the message it puts across.
Charlie Chapin got it. No one else did.
He once again through his art allowed an opportunity for people to THINK. LOVE 💝💖
bro really ended hilters whole career
2024 and that’s still the greatest speech in 1940
AMAZING & Inspiring
His stach come from this.
"they thought Charlie Chaplin was a communist" hmm I wonder whatever could have given them that idea...
Switzerland ha 😂
Notice it's the same playbook? Accuse those that which you are guilty of. With under age and those that we can't speak about. Rinse and repeat.
Unfounded accusations were unfair to Chaplin. This important film was prophetic. True Charlie did not live the life of a monk, but those were private affairs. He married those young girls and ended his life with his longest and last marriage to Oona.
WOW, I didn't know that .
I’m sorry, but I don’t want to be an emperor. That’s not my business. I don’t want to rule or conquer anyone. I should like to help everyone - if possible - Jew, Gentile - black man - white. We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to live by each other’s happiness - not by each other’s misery. We don’t want to hate and despise one another. In this world there is room for everyone. And the good earth is rich and can provide for everyone. The way of life can be free and beautiful, but we have lost the way.
Greed has poisoned men’s souls, has barricaded the world with hate, has goose-stepped us into misery and bloodshed. We have developed speed, but we have shut ourselves in. Machinery that gives abundance has left us in want. Our knowledge has made us cynical. Our cleverness, hard and unkind. We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery we need humanity. More than cleverness we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost…
The aeroplane and the radio have brought us closer together. The very nature of these inventions cries out for the goodness in men - cries out for universal brotherhood - for the unity of us all. Even now my voice is reaching millions throughout the world - millions of despairing men, women, and little children - victims of a system that makes men torture and imprison innocent people.
To those who can hear me, I say - do not despair. The misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed - the bitterness of men who fear the way of human progress. The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the people. And so long as men die, liberty will never perish…
Soldiers! don’t give yourselves to brutes - men who despise you - enslave you - who regiment your lives - tell you what to do - what to think and what to feel! Who drill you - diet you - treat you like cattle, use you as cannon fodder. Don’t give yourselves to these unnatural men - machine men with machine minds and machine hearts! You are not machines! You are not cattle! You are men! You have the love of humanity in your hearts! You don’t hate! Only the unloved hate - the unloved and the unnatural! Soldiers! Don’t fight for slavery! Fight for liberty!
In the 17th Chapter of St Luke it is written: “the Kingdom of God is within man” - not one man nor a group of men, but in all men! In you! You, the people have the power - the power to create machines. The power to create happiness! You, the people, have the power to make this life free and beautiful, to make this life a wonderful adventure.
Then - in the name of democracy - let us use that power - let us all unite. Let us fight for a new world - a decent world that will give men a chance to work - that will give youth a future and old age a security. By the promise of these things, brutes have risen to power. But they lie! They do not fulfil that promise. They never will!
Dictators free themselves but they enslave the people! Now let us fight to fulfil that promise! Let us fight to free the world - to do away with national barriers - to do away with greed, with hate and intolerance. Let us fight for a world of reason, a world where science and progress will lead to all men’s happiness. Soldiers! in the name of democracy, let us all unite!
"Most Free Nation on Earth!"
The Great Dictator wasn't the first movie Chaplin talked in. The first ever movie he spoke was Modern Times.
Yes, however the "talking" in Modern Times was only a gibberish song sung by Chaplin, whereas the Great Dictator was the first feature film with full dialogue.
@@PhilipThompsonRight after The Great Dictator, Chaplin went straight to Nazi-Germany to show he wasn't scared of the SS or any top Nazi officials.
@@PhilipThompsonstill talked tho
I don't know, Man. Ain't young Chaplin looks a lot like Cylian Murphy?
The Great Dictator was also the first time in cinema history where a comedian did a serious role.
If you mean outside of the speech at the end, it really wasn’t serious at all. It was a satire filled with plenty of jokes and humorous moments
@@cptbusstop92 I don't
He liked them young, the younger the better.
You know how common that is? Its almost like its human nature
@clasforddrygren5360 really? Are there any studies on this?
@@ImperialKnight86 ive read a snippet and if you pay attention to every dude in high positions theres a trend
@@clasforddrygren5360The FBI needs to check your hard drive.
He may have actually used for the speech💀
Did not know about the kicked out and Switzerland bit. Maybe the truth he spoke in that speech at the end of the film caused enough fear in those who ran the US to keep him out!
Let me think, would I rather spend my life in Suisse or the US mmm..... hah hah hah hah you had the best deal Charlie Chaplin
CLASSIC ❤
Crazy how everyone wants peace in war time. But when we have peace the world is not well
Good old 'Murica witch hunting.
Wait did Charlie Chaplin direct and act in this movie?
such a great film
Chaplin was one of the finest cinema artist the World has ever seen. His adopted country,USA exiled him on suspicions of being a Communist! The FBI was paranoid about International Communism! They harassed many Hollywood artists who were unconventional! In fact the FBI was unfortunately an organisation made up of Nazis and racists! Chaplin's personal life may have been very controversial! But he made some of the classics of the film world and was a master of the mime. US of A lost a great movie maker by their stupidity. And this sort of bureaucratic stupidity continues in the USA
Poor man!
I feel like there's a lot of details missing
Banned from the USA for having relationships with younger women?
Hypocritical double standards much?
I think all videos about Charlie Chaplin deserves to be subtitled in Ukrainian!.. ,)
Why? We understand english
FBI hated him for this movie, especially j Edgar Hoover
Can't help but think about the wkuk skit